Latest Earth Observation News!

We’re looking at the latest Earth Observation (EO) news from around the globe. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Last week NASA, awarded the latest contract under its Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition Program, with eight companies selected to provide commercial … Continue reading

Is there life on Mars?

On November 26th 2018 at 19:52:59 GMT, Mars welcomed the arrival of its latest inhabitant, the ‘Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport’ lander, or InSight for short. This marks the 8th landing on Mars in human history, … Continue reading

Ice and Wind Measurements

NASA’s Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) is the latest Earth observation (EO) satellite mission to launch. It left Vandenberg Air Force Base in the United States at 13.02 GMT last Saturday. It’s a follow-on mission from ICESat, a … Continue reading