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Satellite data show the Taftan volcano in southeastern Iran rising about 9 cm (3.5 inches) over 10 months, signaling pressure building in a shallow hydrothermal system near the summit rather than a magma-driven eruption. Researchers say the uplift, detected by InSAR from Sentinel-1, warrants ongoing monitoring (gas emissions, seismometers, GPS) and hazard planning, since phreatic blasts could occur even without lava flows.
Bell Labs, AT&T's research arm, helped forge modern technology through breakthroughs like information theory, the transistor, satellite communications (Telstar), and early cellular/mobile tech, shaping the devices and networks that power today’s smartphones, the internet, and AI hardware.
NOAA satellite captured an 80-mile-long crack in the ice covering Lake Erie, stretching from Port Burwell, Ontario, to near Cleveland, as the lake remains about 95.4% ice-covered, showing how moving water and winds keep shaping the frozen lake even at near-maximum freeze.
Germany is planning a satellite-based missile-detection system to reduce its reliance on the United States for defense and intelligence, signaling a push toward greater strategic autonomy.
ESA’s Biomass, a P-band radar satellite launched in 2025, has completed commissioning and now offers free, public access to its data to map forest structure and carbon storage. The mission begins with an 18-month global tomographic coverage, followed by multiple nine-month interferometric coverages to monitor forest change over time, with an airborne calibration campaign in Gabon aiding data validation and calibration. The effort aims to reduce uncertainties in global forest carbon stocks and support climate science and forest management.
As Winter Storm Fern looms, T-Mobile activated free Starlink satellite text messaging for customers in potentially impacted areas with compatible phones, enabling basic texting and Wireless Emergency Alerts when cell towers fail; existing T-Satellite customers keep service, and the provider suggests the feature is text-only to avoid network strain.
A new ultra-high-resolution map of Antarctica’s bedrock beneath the ice combines satellite data and glacial-flow models to reveal a surprisingly varied subglacial landscape—from alpine valleys to eroded ice-stream troughs. Published in Science by Helen Ockenden and colleagues, the map refines projections of ice loss and sea-level rise beyond earlier radar surveys. The work highlights the importance of space-based data for understanding Antarctica, with a caveat that removing ice weight would cause the land to rebound."
A NASA satellite, SWOT, captured high-resolution data of a complex tsunami triggered by a 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, revealing intricate wave interactions that challenge traditional models and could improve future tsunami predictions.
NASA and French satellite SWOT captured high-resolution images of a Pacific tsunami caused by a 2025 earthquake, revealing complex wave patterns and challenging traditional models that treat large tsunamis as non-dispersive. The data suggest that dispersion plays a significant role in tsunami behavior, which could improve future forecasting and hazard assessment by integrating satellite, buoy, seismic, and geodetic data. This breakthrough highlights the need to update tsunami models to account for wave dispersion and internal structure.
NASA's SWOT satellite captured detailed images of a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in 2025, providing new insights into tsunami formation and potential for improved early warning systems.
NASA's Landsat 9 satellite captured a rare clear view of Vindication and Candlemas Islands in the remote South Sandwich Islands, revealing volcanic features, erosion patterns, and atmospheric wave clouds, providing valuable data on Earth's extreme environments and climate processes.
An Indian LVM3 rocket successfully launched the BlueBird 6 satellite for AST SpaceMobile, setting a record with the largest communication arrays ever deployed in low Earth orbit, as part of a project to provide broadband directly to smartphones.
Sentinel-5A, a new satellite launched in August 2025, has begun providing detailed images of Earth's atmosphere, including the ozone hole over Antarctica, pollution levels over urban areas, and natural emissions from volcanoes and wildfires, enhancing global environmental monitoring.
NASA's SWOT satellite captured the first high-resolution, space-based view of a major Pacific tsunami caused by the 2025 Kamchatka earthquake, revealing complex wave patterns that challenge existing tsunami models and could improve future forecasting.
An Australian company, HEO Robotics, plans to use a dying satellite to photograph the asteroid Apophis during its close approach to Earth in 2029, joining international efforts to study this rare event, which offers a unique opportunity to understand asteroid behavior near Earth.