ESA’s Earth Observation Programme Board has selected ‘Biomass’ to become the seventh Earth Explorer mission. The innovative satellite aims to map and monitor one of Earth’s most precious resources.

Thanks to their ability to absorb and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, forests have long been recognised as a key tool in the fight against climate change – but not all forests are equal. New ...

May 28 (UPI) --SpaceX launched a European Space Agency Earth observation satellite into orbit from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Tuesday to study the role of clouds and aerosols on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On March 26, 1958, the United States launched its third satellite into space. ['On This Day in Space' Video Series on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Explorer 1 became the first successfully launched satellite by the United States when it was sent to space on 31 January 1958. A ...