Questions linger over Earth science programs under incoming Trump administration

Many aspects of governance -- from budget approvals to new leaders for federal agencies -- are still up in the air for  the US’s space programs and agencies, only days away from the new administration taking control. Unease has been growing about the future of US space and satellite programs under the new Trump administration. President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office Friday at the strike of noon -- which

China Joins Japan, U.S. with Satellite-Based CO2 Monitoring

By David S Lewis Despite China’s rough week in air quality, with air pollution in some cities hitting record highs, the country is credited for making large-scale efforts to reduce its carbon footprint, and is demonstrating its intention to further curb its output of greenhouse gasses by launching a satellite designed to monitor CO2 emissions from space. (more…)