Remote sensing as a research area focuses on the acquisition, processing, and interpretation of information about the Earth or other targets without direct contact, primarily using sensors mounted on satellites, aircraft, drones, or ground-based platforms. It encompasses the study of electromagnetic radiation interactions with atmosphere, land, water, and biosphere, including multispectral, hyperspectral, radar, and LiDAR techniques. Research addresses sensor design, radiometric and geometric calibration, atmospheric correction, image fusion, and advanced retrieval algorithms for biophysical and geophysical variables. Applications span environmental monitoring, land-use and land-cover mapping, climate and cryosphere studies, hazard assessment, and support for geospatial modeling and data assimilation.
Using an advanced machine-learning algorithm, researchers in the UK and Japan have identified several promising candidate locations for the long-lost landing site of the Soviet Luna 9 spacecraft. Publishing their results ...
Volcanic activity is not unique to Earth: traces of volcanic activity, such as lava tubes, have been found on Mars and the moon. Now, the University of Trento has demonstrated the existence of an empty lava tube even in the ...
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A research team from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS) has developed a new method combining deep learning with physical radiative transfer modeling to improve the retrieval ...
Earth Sciences
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A U.S.-Indian Earth satellite's ability to see through clouds, revealing insights and characteristics of our planet's surface, is on display in a colorful, newly released image showing the Mississippi River Delta region in ...
Planetary Sciences
Jan 30, 2026
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Although Mercury was geologically active in its early days, today its surface appears almost completely static. This is why it is often perceived as a dead and dry planet. A new study led by Dr. Valentin Bickel from the Center ...
Planetary Sciences
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Earth's radiation budget is a core process of the Earth-atmosphere system, closely linked to global climate and environmental changes. While current satellite observations have greatly advanced our understanding of Earth's ...
Planetary Sciences
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Researchers at the Regional Service for Agri-Food Research and Development (SERIDA) have developed a new large-scale remote sensing model that will enable comprehensive, high-resolution monitoring of fossorial water vole ...
Biotechnology
Jan 26, 2026
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In late 2025, scientists reported that for the first time, they were able to detect concentrations of plastic pollution on land using NASA's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) sensor aboard the International ...
Environment
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A new study combines drone data, satellite observations, and ground-based flux measurements to examine methane emissions from ruminants in Kenya. The research represents a pioneering effort to quantify methane (CH₄) emissions ...
Biotechnology
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The interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS, was first discovered in July 2025, and made its closest approach to the sun (perihelion) in late October. New observations of 3I/ATLAS were taken in December from the SPHEREx observatory—a ...
