TRMM satellite sees light-moderate rainfallNisha is not expected to maintain its tropical storm status this weekend, because it is being battered by wind shear.At 10 a.m. ET, January 29, Tropical Storm Nisha was barely hanging onto its status as a trop…
Image Caption: On Jan. 29 the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite noticed light showers (green/yellow) continue to wrap into TD11S’s low-level center from the southwest quadrant of the storm. Note the area devoid of rainfall is the ope…
Image 1: Looking in through the aperture at the back of the satellite the ‘hot spot’ was obvious – but only if you have an infrared camera. The team discuss what they found. Credits: ESAImage 2: The infrared camera clearly shows a corner in the waveg…
Image Caption: At 6:35 a.m. ET Jan. 28, the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite captured Tropical Storm Nisha’s rainfall. The storm has strengthened quickly and there are many areas within the storm that have rainfall rates of over 2 i…
Image Caption: This is an image of Olga’s (red tropical storm symbol) rainfall on Jan. 27, still inland from the coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria. The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite determined that Olga was dropping light to moderate r…
Last week, a Norwegian guy discovered a strange shape in the night sky. Discovery News investigated the odd shape with aurora experts and discovered that it might be the first “satellite aurora flare” ever observed. Auroral light may have been refle…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Political turmoil, a brain drain of scientists and waning interest have transformed Russia from a nation that launched the first satellite into an increasingly minor player in the world of science, according to a Thomson Reuters …
Proba-2, one of smallest satellites ever flown by the European Space Agency, pictures January’s annular eclipse.
Recent observations show that Beaufort Sea ice was not as it appeared in the summer of 2009. Sea ice cover serves as an indication of climate and has implications for marine and terrestrial ecosystems. In early September 2009, satellite measurements…
The cutting edge science of how vision works and how we may be able to prevent, repair or restore lost sight in future will be explored at an international scientific meeting in Sydney next week.The Australian Neuroscience Society Satellite Meeting 201…