Tag: satellites
Three NASA Climate Satellites Are Dying. There’s No Plan to Replace Them
Three NASA Climate Satellites Are Dying. There’s No Plan to Replace Them Scientists are increasingly concerned about the future of Earth science under President Donald Trump as three key NASA satellites near the end of their missions with no plan for replacement By Chelsea Harvey & E&E News A scientific instrument aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite…
NOAA Reverses Plan to Defer Upkeep of Key Weather Satellites
NOAA Reverses Plan to Defer Upkeep of Key Weather Satellites Agency officials said Monday that NOAA would continue to maintain the Joint Polar Satellite System, crucial weather satellites, after a previous memo suggested maintenance would be deferred By Scott Waldman & E&E News Artist’s rendering of NOAA’s JPSS-2. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! CLIMATEWIRE…
Amid Trump Cuts, NOAA Halts Upkeep of Critical Weather Satellites
NOAA Halts Upkeep of Critical Weather Satellites The decision by the Trump administration to defer maintenance of the Joint Polar Satellite System threatens to degrade the accuracy of weather forecasts By Scott Waldman & E&E News Unlike geostationary satellites, polar-orbiting satellites capture swaths of data throughout the full globe, and observe the entire planet twice…
As Starlink and Other Satellites Proliferate, Astronomers Learn to Manage Interference
In a Sky Full of Satellites, Astronomers Find Creative Ways to Observe the Stars Swarms of satellites launched by SpaceX and other companies are disrupting astronomical observations. Here’s how scientists are coping By Alexandra Witze & Nature magazine Satellite streaks appear in a photograph taken above the Pinnacles in Nambung National Park, Western Australia. In…