New images from the European Space Agency’s Biomass mission show how the satellite uses advanced radar to map flows of carbon ...

Here, the new satellite reveals stunning variety within the tropical forest landscape. Green hues indicate forested areas; blue–purple tones suggest grasslands; and the red hues seen around Bolivia’s ...

Quegan first conceived of using a P-band radar to map the world’s forests about 20 years ago. Up until 2004, the technology was restricted to use by the U.S. Defense Department, he said.

FireSat is the first in a proposed constellation of more than 50 satellites that Muon Space hopes to use to monitor and ...

On 29 April 2025, the European climate satellite Biomass was launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Onboard is groundbreaking technology capable of weighing the world’s ...

Satellite footage has revealed that giant mega-tsunamis were the cause of seismic vibrations that rocked the planet for nine days, per a "Nature Communications" study making waves online.

Kyoto University / Sumitomo University Japan has just launched the first-ever wooden satellite to space. The LignoSat cubesat was sent skyward by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy ...

Science Satellite launches on mission to ‘weigh’ the world’s forests. Scientists say the radar will paint the first detailed global map of forests’ biomass, which is crucial for sucking up ...