Last month, the United States’ Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the launch of a new satellite. However, this approval has provoked discussion and controversy within the space sector. The approval is for the Earendil 1 satellite, for the American company … Continue reading
The night-sky currently has a special treat as Comet NEOWISE passes close to Earth, and it is visible to many people with the naked eye. Astronomers using NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) satellite discovered comet NEOWISE, short for C/2020 F3 … Continue reading
Last month a report in Science Advances got a lot of publicity as it described the increase in global light pollution following research using satellite data. Even more interesting was the fact that one of the key drivers, although not … Continue reading
I am approaching the end of my year at Pixalytics, and this blog is summary of what I’ve learnt from working for a small commercial remote sensing company. The work itself has been a real blessing for me. Remote sensing product … Continue reading
According to the paper published by Falchi et al in June 2016 around 80% of the world’s population suffer from light pollution. The paper, ‘The new world atlas of artificial night sky brightness’, further noted that in Europe and the … Continue reading
The opportunities and challenges of utilising Earth observation (EO) data played out in microcosm in our house over the weekend. On Sunday afternoon, I was watching highlights of the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix which takes place on the harbour … Continue reading
