Satellite

‘This sounds weak’: how the satellite hit chain can get out of control

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'This sounds weak': how the satellite hit chain can get out of control

For hundreds of thousands of years, Earth’s orbit has been a vast and empty space – free from the impact of busy humans below, scurrying around on the surface of the planet. But in 1957, Soviet Union scientists achieved a historic breakthrough, sending a metal ball with four radio antennae – called Sputnik – so … Read more

Satellite Spots a Spawn – NASA Science

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Most of the water off the coast of Vancouver Island appears cloudy and green to turquoise in color.

Spawning season has begun for Pacific herring (A group of pallas) in the waters of British Columbia, Canada. From mid-February to early May each year, thousands of small silver fish congregate in the shallows off the coast of Vancouver Island and create a spectacle that can sometimes be seen by satellites. The sheltered waters of … Read more