The world's first wooden satellite has been built by Japanese researchers who said their tiny cuboid craft is scheduled to be carried into space on a SpaceX rocket in September.

Quegan first conceived of using a P-band radar to map the world’s forests about 20 years ago. Up until 2004, the technology was restricted to use by the U.S. Defense Department, he said.

A U.S.-French satellite that will map almost all of the world’s surface water has rocketed into orbit. The predawn launch Friday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California capped a highly… ...

The world's oldest trees 04:51. Researchers have successfully launched a new satellite that is designed to study the planet's forests and "provide unprecedented insight" into how those regions ...

With the goal of creating a next-generation universal satellite, ESA, Eutelsat, and Airbus Defence & Space are developing the first fully reconfigurable Quantum satellite capable of altering ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) is putting the final touches on an innovative new Earth Explorer satellite that will provide the best maps and measurements of our planet’s remaining old growth ...

If you look at satellite images of the world over just the last five years, some of the changes are striking: Massive swaths of forest burned in Australia, Russia, and California. In Egypt, urban ...

These Satellite Maps Reveal Rampant Fishing by Untracked ‘Dark Vessels’ in the World’s Oceans Using satellite imagery and A.I., a new study finds about 75 percent of industrial fishing is ...

A US-French satellite that will map almost all of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers rocketed into orbit on Friday. The predawn launch aboard a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base ...

A U.S.-French satellite that will map almost all of the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers rocketed into orbit Friday. The predawn launch aboard a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in ...

Science Satellite launches on mission to ‘weigh’ the world’s forests. Scientists say the radar will paint the first detailed global map of forests’ biomass, which is crucial for sucking up ...