Federal authorities say they will discontinue some weather data — but they are delaying the original plan to do so by one ...

Japan has launched a climate change monitoring satellite to strengthen global observation of greenhouse gases and ...

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The scientists who precisely measure the position of Earth are in a bit of trouble. Their measurements are essential for the ...

How a new generation of navigation tech could be the key to ensuring safe, reliable, and secure navigation for aircraft.

Navigating through tunnels or underground parking structures is a notorious blind spot for GPS-based systems. Now, ...

The CETB data set is hosted and distributed through NASA’s NSIDC Snow and Ice Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC).

A pair of European satellites have created the first artificial solar eclipses through precise and fancy formation flying.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station May 30, 2025, carrying the GPS III SV-08 satellite. Credit: SpaceX WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the U.S ...

Now, the military is starting to use a commercial model for missions that, at least today, ... The Space Force has more than 30 GPS satellites in medium-Earth orbit (MEO) ...