As the new Biomass satellite settles into life in orbit following its launch on April 29, ESA has released its most extensive ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Groundwork has been underway at SkyPerfect JSAT's satellite control center in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, to make more room for satellite ground stations, as part of a plan by ...

Discover how nearly two decades of satellite data—and the new Biomass mission—are helping scientists map forest carbon across ...

The Biomass satellite is designed to measure carbon stocks in tropical forests, helping scientists to understand how they work and how they are changing. The European Space Agency (ESA ...

Credit: ESA/ATG medialab CC-BY-SA 3.0 IGO The European Space Agency (ESA) launched a satellite on Tuesday that will "weigh" Earth's forests, offering a more complete measurement of their biomass.