New high-resolution satellite map reveals nearly 100,000 unknown ocean mountains, or seamounts, boosting climate and maritime research.

Earth-observing satellites reveal significant ground shift in central Myanmar following the devastating earthquakes that ravaged the area in March.

The Biomass satellite will measure the trunks, branches and stems of the trees that populate the planet's forests. ESA says these measurements will serve as a proxy for determining carbon storage, ...

The 1.2-tonne satellite will use an approach not dissimilar to that used in a CT scan, and analyse slices through the trees ...

A Soviet satellite once bound for Venus has crashed landed back on Earth after more than half a century in space. The Kosmos ...

A Japanese satellite uses L-band radar to monitor forest cover, but it is not able to penetrate beneath the canopy in the same way as Biomass. Other efforts to map every tree on Earth have used ...

The Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth on May 10, but exactly when and where remains unknown.

The satellite will create a 3D map of tropical forests after 17 months ... “The Biomass satellite represents a major leap forward in our ability to understand Earth’s carbon cycle. By mapping the ...

These annual maps will not only detail carbon storage, but also track deforestation rates, even in cloud-covered tropical regions where traditional satellite imagery struggles. Professor John Remedios ...