An artist’s conception shows a GOES-R series satellite. (NASA Photo) Two months after its launch, the main imaging instrument on a next-generation weather satellite is experiencing problems with its ...

The United States satellite images displayed are infrared (IR) images. Warmest (lowest) clouds are shown in white; coldest (highest) clouds are displayed in shades of yellow, red, and purple. Imagery ...

A satellite equipped with infrared cameras led to an amazing discovery: archeologists were able to see, for the first time, some of Egypt’s long-buried pyramids. Find out how infrared scanning ...

It's pretty dark in Antarctica right now, but that didn't stop NASA's Landsat 8 satellite from using its thermal infrared imaging powers to get a good look at the spectacular iceberg that broke away ...

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The first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) satellite has begun delivering infrared imagery. The system will detect missile launches around the globe, improve intelligence ...

Recent satellite imagery has unveiled the fascinating and rare formation of mesovortices around the eye of the destructive ...

But although the program is keeping up with its current schedule, those earlier delays have proved costly. A Government Accountability Office last year said the program’s budget had quadrupled since ...

The US Air Force has launched into orbit the second geosynchronous satellite required for its Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) constellation. Blasting off yesterday from Space Launch Complex 41 at ...

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