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Satellite-imagery firms in Colorado hope to avoid steep federal cuts

Satellite images so sharp that a baseball home plate is recognizable from more than 400 miles hang in the federal budget balance — and with them the fortunes of two companies with Colorado operations.

Alan Belward tracks changes to Earth’s forests from space

EarthSky spoke with satellite researcher Alan Belward, who studies changes to Earth's forests.

Russia reaches ancient Antarctic lake

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Wednesday it had pierced through Antarctica's frozen crust to a vast, subglacial lake that has lain untouched for at least 14 million years hiding what scientists believe may be unknown organisms and clues to life on other planets. Sealed deep under the ice sheet, Lake Vostok is one of the world's last unexplored frontiers. Scientists suspect its depths may ...