Reporters can now access and download satellite images good enough to see individual buildings at almost every location on Earth — in minutes, with no special skills, and entirely for free. Of course, ...

The satellite photo said to show victims of a massacre in Sudan turns out to depict livestock near a watering site.

Dig deep on Google Earth and you’ll inevitably find a surprise or two. Maybe you’re looking at far-flung islands in the middle of an ocean or checking in on something closer to home. A few years ago, ...

The Sentinel-6B satellite arrives in California for launch, ready to measure sea level with unprecedented climate accuracy.

When imagery from the Worldview Legion satellites revealed fabric over a large object near a dry dock in North Korea in September, satellite operator Maxar Intelligence knew they needed help. They ...

Google's AI to Analyze Satellite Data, Map the World's Biggest Methane Producers The satellite is set to launch in March on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to track methane emissions on Earth, 'one of the ...

The satellite reentered Earth's atmosphere over open ocean; it's unclear if any debris made its way to the surface. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Researchers have successfully launched a new satellite that is designed to study the planet's forests and "provide unprecedented insight" into how those regions impact the Earth's carbon cycle, the ...

In a year already packed with aerospace milestones, one upcoming satellite launch could redraw the map of global ...

Now, satellite images reveal in detail the areas ravaged by Melissa and, for hard-hit Black River, the scale of destruction. A Bloomberg News analysis found that at least 76% of the buildings in Black ...