Monthly Archives: August 2018
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Mission Launches to Touch the Sun
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mission launched Aug. 11 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The mission will be the first to fly directly through the Sun’s corona – the hazardous region of intense heat and solar radiation in the Sun’s atmosphere that is visible during an eclipse.
Berlin Battles Heatwave
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This year’s heatwave continues to sweep across Europe, with wildfires reported across the continent, as the current heat scorches land and vegetation in countries such as the UK, Sweden and Greece. These two images from the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission show agricultural fields and land around the capital of Germany, Berlin.
Aeolus Liftoff Replay
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ESA’s Earth Explorer Aeolus satellite lifted off on a Vega rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on Aug. 22, 2018.
Wildlife Works Kasigau Corridor REDD+ Project, Kenya
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Founded in 1997, Wildlife Works has been a pioneer in market based solutions for conservation for 21 years.
