Requiem for Bony Bream Fish

Last Friday the residents of Menindee, an Australian town, awoke to the horrible sight of their river awash with millions of dead fish. According the WaterNSW, the New South Wales state river authority, the Darling-Baaka River has suffered hypoxic blackwater, … Continue reading

SailGP At Plymouth From Space!

The British leg of the SailGP calendar took place in Plymouth last weekend, and so we’ve decided to revive our highly infrequent blog series ‘Can you see sporting venues from space?’ Previously we’ve looked for the Rio Olympic venues, and both … Continue reading

Sentinel To Be Launched

Sentinel-2B was launched at 01:49 GMT on the 7th March from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. It’s the second of a constellation of optical satellites which are part of the European Commission’s Copernicus Programme. Its partner Sentinel-2A was launched on the … Continue reading