And his Carnegie Airborne Observatory is just the leading edge of a broader trend. At a time when human impacts on the planet are unprecedented, technology offers a chance to truly understand them.

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a joint German-US space science project. Carrying a 2.5-metre telescope inside a modified Boeing 747SP, the airborne observatory ...

According to NASA’s Earth Observatory, the Airborne Visible/Infrared Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS-3) flew on a B200 aircraft over Los Angeles on Jan. 11, capturing images of wildfire areas.

Airborne pollutants are recognized as a major cause of disease ... “This remains an important problem,” said Landrigan, whose observatory is the first initiative of the Schiller Institute for ...