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February 05, 2025
Rocket Lab and iQPS finalize arrangement for four Electron missions

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 05, 2025
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has secured an agreement with the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japanese Earth observation company specializing in high-resolution imagery, to deliver four separate missions aboard the Electron launch vehicle. Under the terms finalized in July 2024, the first three dedicated flights are set for 2025 from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, with a fourth planned for 2026. Each Electron will carry one satellite that joins iQPS' planned network of ... read more
Zohar rides with SpaceX to enhance real time space weather coverage
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2025
Mission Space is preparing to make a major stride forward by sending its new Zohar space weather sensor payload into orbit aboard SpaceX's Transporter-13. This launch marks a significant milestone, ... more
ATLAS bolsters radio frequency network through new HawkEye 360 alliance
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 05, 2025
ATLAS Space Operations(R) has formed a strategic alliance with HawkEye 360, a leader in space-based radio frequency (RF) data and analytics. This partnership incorporates ATLAS' ground stations in M ... more
SpaceX launches Maxar 3 mission, high-resolution commercial satellites
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 4, 2025
SpaceX launched its Maxar 3 mission, with two high-resolution commercial satellites on board, from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday after Monday's launch was scrubbed. ... more
Study identifies leading continuous methane emitters worldwide
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 05, 2025
A newly published scientific study has pinpointed 10 regions across the globe where methane is emitted continuously over an extended period. These emissions come from both natural landscapes and hum ... more
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Trump taps 'Sharpiegate' meteorologist to lead top science agency
Washington (AFP) Feb 4, 2025
A meteorologist who caved to political pressure during Donald Trump's first administration to mislead the public about a hurricane forecast was nominated by the president Tuesday to once more lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). ... more
Finland and ESA join forces to establish groundbreaking Earth observation supersite
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 05, 2025
In a milestone move, the European Space Agency (ESA), Finland's government, and the Finnish Meteorological Institute have begun laying the groundwork for a new Earth observation calibration and vali ... more
GHGSAT Selected as Copernicus Contributing Mission by ESA and EU
Paris, France (SPX) Feb 03, 2025
GHGSAT, a global leader in satellite-based emissions monitoring, has been officially designated as a Copernicus Contributing Mission (CCM) by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commiss ... more
Scientists cast doubt on famous US groundhog's weather forecasts
Washington (AFP) Jan 31, 2025
Scientists have cast doubt on the reliability of America's most celebrated rodent forecaster - whose apparent knack of predicting how long winter will last forms a hallowed tradition in the United States. ... more
GMV teams up with +Atlantic CoLAB in AIR4Health project to enhance public health forecasting
Lisbon, Portugal (SPX) Jan 31, 2025
GMV, a leader in systems and services integration, has joined the AIR4Health project, an initiative spearheaded by +ATLANTIC CoLAB, a Portuguese non-profit R and D collaborative laboratory. The proj ... more
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Aerospace Corp and Google collaborate to enhance space weather forecasting with AI
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025
The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace), a national nonprofit operating the only federally funded research and development center dedicated to the space enterprise, has partnered with Google Public Se ... more
Planet Partners with European Space Agency to Contribute to Copernicus Mission
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
Planet Labs Germany GmbH, a prominent provider of daily Earth observation data and insights, has announced a new multi-year contract with the European Space Agency (ESA). This agreement sees Planet ... more
EagleView Unveils Advanced Property Data Ecosystem
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025
EagleView, a leader in aerial imagery and geospatial intelligence, has announced the release of its advanced property data ecosystem. The platform aggregates more than 60 petabytes of high-definitio ... more
Earth AI Closes $20M Series B Round for AI Driven Mineral Exploration
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025
Earth AI, a leader in leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) for clean energy metals exploration, has secured $20 million in Series B funding. The oversubscribed round was spearheaded by Tamarack G ... more
Smouldering woody debris drives air pollution in the Amazon
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 29, 2025
A major study funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) has revealed that fire emissions in the Amazon and Cerrado regions are predominantly caused by the smouldering combustion of woody debris. Thi ... more
The pioneering science linking climate to weather disasters

Paris (AFP) Jan 29, 2025
Extreme weather is becoming more destructive as the world warms, but how can we say that climate change intensified the fires in Los Angeles, typhoons in the Philippines, or flooding in Spain? That question was once difficult question to answer. But thanks to the pioneering field of attribution science, experts can quickly examine the possible influence of global warming on a specific weather event. The fast-growing field began two decades ago and is now firmly established, but it is still somet ... read more
UAE's earth observation satellite MBZ-SAT on oribit
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jan 26, 2025
The UAE's MBZ-SAT Earth observation satellite was successfully launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on January 14, marking a significant achievement for the country's space progra ... more

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Italian Space Agency entrusts Thales for role in EO surface biology and geology mission with NASA
Paris, France (SPX) Jan 23, 2025
The Italian Space Agency (ASI) has awarded a key contract to Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), to contribute to NASA's Surface Biology and Geology - Therm ... more
How NISAR satellite will transform earth observation
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite is poised to launch in the coming months, bringing an innovative capability to track Earth's surface changes with remarkable precision. Using ... more
Researchers create AI tool for realistic satellite images of climate impacts
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jan 22, 2025
Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) have unveiled a major advancement in using artificial intelligence to generate realistic satellite images depicting the impacts of climate change. Th ... more
Pakistani satellite joins two others in successful launch
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
China's Long March 2D carrier rocket successfully deployed three satellites into their designated orbits during a launch on Friday afternoon. The mission, conducted at 12:07 pm from the Jiuquan Sate ... more
Technology for oxidizing atmospheric methane won't help the climate
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Jan 20, 2025
As the atmosphere continues to fill with greenhouse gases from human activities, many proposals have surfaced to "geoengineer" climate-saving solutions, that is, alter the atmosphere at a global sca ... more
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