When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In a new video, NASA announces a small satellite's big milestone: It has produced the first map ...

Looking at Earth from the International Space Station, astronauts see big, white clouds spreading across the planet. They cannot distinguish a gray rain cloud from a puffy white cloud. While ...

Clouds might seem like a nuisance if you’re headed on a Sunday afternoon picnic. But put aside your personal biases for a second and consider this: clouds can also tell the story of life on earth. The ...

Google is rolling out new cloud-free satellite imagery across is mapping products today, as it looks to provide a “more accurate and comprehensive view of our planet’s landscape.” The Internet giant ...

Adi Robertson is a senior tech and policy editor focused on VR, online platforms, and free expression. Adi has covered video games, biohacking, and more for The Verge since 2011. Google has updated ...

It’s Earth as not even astronauts get to see it—completely without clouds. A cloud-free view of vegetation patterns across the world, stitched together from data from NASA and other government sources ...

A NASA satellite has created a new map of so-called"night-shining clouds," which form at high altitudes on Earth and glow even after the sun sets. These mysterious clouds, also called noctilucent ...

GOES-T, a satellite in the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites R Series, launched March 1. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the satellite will take ...

A first-of-its-kind satellite due to launch on Tuesday will be able to see through clouds and leafy canopies to assess how they are protecting the planet from climate change. The Biomass satellite, ...

A silent celestial sentry will stand guard 22,300 miles above Florida following a long-awaited decision on where to park the nation’s most powerful weather satellite. The brainy GOES-16 hurtled into ...

A satellite due for launch will track how much methane is being emitted by oil and gas facilities, aiming to encourage moves to reduce the amount of harmful gas emissions in the atmosphere, with some ...