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April 16, 2024
Russia Kazakhstan floods: 'Colossal' floods heading for Kurgan
April 9, 2024
Planet unveils platform to merge data with analytics
April 8, 2024
How Satellites Are Helping Different Industries Make More Informed Decisions
March 28, 2024
Planet reveals $20 million Carbon Mapper contract
March 25, 2024
Russia supplies oil to North Korea as UN sanctions regime nears ‘collapse’
March 20, 2024
The Red Sea Has Become a War Zone Full of Vulnerable Ships
March 20, 2024
The Red Sea Has Become War Zone Full of Vulnerable Ships
March 14, 2024
Building the World’s Most Powerful Satellites w/ Will Marshall
March 14, 2024
Why the Battle for This $3.6 Billion Bridge Is So Important to Putin
March 6, 2024
Planet Labs gets U.S. Navy contract for maritime surveillance in the Pacific
March 2, 2024
Surprisingly Weak Ukrainian Defenses Help Russian Advance
February 29, 2024
Inside the brazen Arctic trip supplying Putin’s flagship energy scheme
Press Archive
How Satellites Are Helping Different Industries Make More Informed Decisions --
Yahoo! Finance
April 8, 2024
Russia supplies oil to North Korea as UN sanctions regime nears ‘collapse’ --
Financial Times
March 25, 2024
Why the Battle for This $3.6 Billion Bridge Is So Important to Putin --
Wall Street Journal
March 14, 2024
Planet Labs gets U.S. Navy contract for maritime surveillance in the Pacific --
SpaceNews
March 6, 2024
Inside the brazen Arctic trip supplying Putin’s flagship energy scheme --
Financial Times
February 29, 2024
Associated Press
February 25, 2024
A Shadow Fleet of Oil Tankers Is Helping Russia Evade Sanctions --
Wall Street Journal
February 15, 2024
SpaceX launches more than a hundred payloads on Falcon 9 mission from Vandenberg --
Space Flight Now
November 11, 2023
Planet Releases New Forest Carbon Diligence Dataset, Archiving 10 Years of Carbon Data --
Via Satellite
November 7, 2023
Satellite Images Show Breaches of Gaza Border at Erez Crossing --
the wall street journal
October 10, 2023
Hawaiian Electric Knew of Wildfire Threat, but Waited Years to Act --
The Wall Street Journal
August 17, 2023
Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin vows response after 'terrorist' attack on Crimea bridge --
BBC
July 17, 2023
Satellite imagery shows what could be Wagner’s future camp in Belarus --
Washington Post
June 30, 2023
Fortune
June 29, 2023
U.S. Companies Face EU Deforestation Rules on Coffee, Wood and Other Everyday Goods --
The Wall Street Journal
June 29, 2023
Author Ashlee Vance on the commercialization of space and the land grab that ensued --
Fast Company
May 9, 2023
Full pictures of the earth can help agencies see what they didn’t realize they were looking for --
Federal News Network
April 25, 2023
Satellite imagery venture Planet reports record quarterly revenue to cap strong 2022 --
CNBC
April 3, 2023
How Russia Lost Dozens of Tanks in a Costly Battle in Eastern Ukraine --
Wall Street Journal
March 8, 2023
My State Is 1,000 Miles Long, and Not Everyone Living in It Hates the Rain --
New York Times
January 23, 2023
Planet Labs Finance Chief Says SPAC IPO Was Key to Recent Growth --
Wall Street Journal
January 17, 2023
CNBC
December 14, 2022
The gold-mining city that is destroying a sacred Venezuelan mountain --
Washington Post
December 6, 2022
The scale of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s infrastructure, visualized --
WASHINGTON POST
October 17, 2022
Planet, Microsoft, and Nature Conservancy Launch Renewable Energy 'Atlas' --
Payload
September 22, 2022
Planet prepares to launch another line of imagery satellites to expand data-gathering operations --
CNBC
September 21, 2022
Hurricane Fiona’s destruction of Puerto Rico, in maps and photos --
Washington Post
September 21, 2022
Worries of disaster follow blast close to a second Ukrainian nuclear power plant --
Popular Science
September 20, 2022
Earth Observation Market Sees Growth in 3D Mapping and Multi-Sensor Solutions --
VIA SATELLITE
September 15, 2022
Stocks moving in after hours: Oracle, Rent The Runway, Planet Labs PBC --
YAHOO FINANCE
September 12, 2022
Vice President Harris Announces Commitments to Inspire, Prepare, and Employ the Space Workforce --
WHITEHOUSE.GOV
September 9, 2022
How Fake GPS Coordinates Are Leading to Lawlessness on the High Seas --
New York Times
September 3, 2022
Financial Times
August 16, 2022
Damage at Air Base in Crimea Worse Than Russia Claimed, Satellite Images Show --
New York Times
August 10, 2022
Northern Mexico has a historic water shortage. These maps explain why. --
Washington Post
August 9, 2022
The Illegal Airstrips Bringing Toxic Mining to Brazil’s Indigenous Land --
New York Times
August 2, 2022
Port of New York and New Jersey adds fees for ocean carriers as shipping containers pile up --
CNBC
August 2, 2022
US Eyes Sanctions Against Global Network Accused Of Smuggling Iranian Oil --
Wall Street Journal
July 31, 2022
These before and after images show the devastating effects of California’s drought — from space --
San Francisco Chronicle
July 26, 2022
Planet signs a new contract with the German BKG for daily hi-res satellite data --
SatNews
July 13, 2022
Ukraine says its forces hit a Russian ammunition depot in the Kherson region --
New York Times
July 12, 2022
Russia now occupies roughly 22 percent of Ukraine’s farmland, according to a NASA analysis --
New York Times
July 7, 2022
World Agri-Tech Summit reinforces the basis for increasing food supply --
Fast Company - Brasil
July 7, 2022
Why more Planet Labs’ shoebox-sized satellites are headed into orbit on SpaceX rockets --
CNBC
July 6, 2022
Kyiv asks Turkey to probe three more Russian ships it alleges transported stolen grain --
Reuters
July 5, 2022
The return of land to Indigenous people is key’: Q&A with Shinnecock Kelp Farm’s Tela Troge --
Mongobay
June 20, 2022
Satellites show deforestation surging in Indonesia’s Tesso Nilo National Park --
Mongobay
June 9, 2022
Satellite Images Show China’s Military Expansion on Land and at Sea --
Wall Street Journal
June 8, 2022
CNBC
May 25, 2022
Civilian killings soar as Russian mercenaries join fight in West Africa --
Washington Post
May 23, 2022
Military briefing: why Russia and Ukraine are fighting over Snake Island --
Financial Times
May 16, 2022
Climate change: 'Nature bounces back when given a chance,' Planet CEO says --
YAHOO MONEY
April 27, 2022
A boom in Earth observation satellites creating new demands for intelligence --
SPACE NEWS
April 25, 2022
Earth Day: Planet CEO details how satellite images can be used to assess ESG risks --
YAHOO FINANCE
April 22, 2022
From outer space, a front row seat on the Ukraine war, courtesy of commercial satellites --
THE BOSTON GLOBE
April 21, 2022
Russian armored vehicles seen on Bucha street strewn with bodies, video shows --
Washington Post
April 14, 2022
A satellite operator is asking the US government to stop blowing up spacecraft --
QUARTZ
April 14, 2022
China Is Accelerating Its Nuclear Buildup Over Rising Fears of U.S. Conflict --
Wall Street Journal
April 9, 2022
Satellite photo shows Russian troops were stationed in Chernobyl's radioactive zone --
NPR
April 7, 2022
New satellite imagery shows activity at North Korean underground nuclear test site --
CNN
April 7, 2022
How Ethiopia used a Turkish drone in a strike that killed nearly 60 civilians --
Washington Post
February 7, 2022
CNBC
February 7, 2022
Northeast Syria: Fate of Hundreds of Boys Trapped in Siege Unknown --
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
February 4, 2022
How Ethiopia used a Turkish drone in a strike that killed nearly 60 civilians - --
Washington Post
February 3, 2022
CNN
January 28, 2022
What you need to know about the Tonga volcano and the Pacific's 'Ring of Fire' --
Washington Post
January 16, 2022
How Serious is Vladimir Putin about launching a major Ukraine offensive? --
Financial Times
January 15, 2022
Unprecedented’ fires in Madagascar national park threaten livelihoods and lemurs --
Mongobay
December 23, 2021
CNN
December 23, 2021
Slashed forest protections ignites land grabbing frenzy in Brazilian Amazon --
Mongobay
December 22, 2021
In Ethiopia’s civil war, violence against civilians is eroding support for the government --
Washington Post
December 18, 2021
Cold, heat, fires, hurricanes and tornadoes: The year in weather disasters --
Washington Post
December 17, 2021
Satellite imagery company Planet begins trading on the NYSE after closing SPAC merger --
CNBC
December 8, 2021
Planet Labs Looks to Expand Software Offerings, Win New Customers With IPO Funds --
Wall Street Journal
November 29, 2021
The Past And Present Are Telling Of The Future, So What's Next For Planet? --
Forbes
November 29, 2021
Forbes
November 18, 2021
How satellites could help hold countries to emissions promises made at COP26 --
Washington Post
November 10, 2021
Countries’ climate pledges built on flawed data, Post investigation finds --
Washington Post
November 8, 2021
CNN
November 2, 2021
U.S. Approach to Taiwan in Question as Chinese Military Activity Ramps Up --
Wall Street Journal
October 27, 2021
Planet Labs, soon to be public, unveils more powerful Pelican imagery satellites --
CNBC
October 12, 2021
Norway’s Public-Private Partnership Shows How Satellite Can Fight Deforestation --
VIA SATELITE
October 6, 2021
NRO’s strategy to buy satellite imagery shaped by thriving commercial market --
SPACE NEWS
October 5, 2021
Data project backed by Al Gore aims for real-time emissions monitoring --
Yahoo Finance
September 15, 2021
Photos and videos reveal crowded checkpoints, chaos at Kabul airport on day of the attack --
Washington Post
August 29, 2021
USA TODAY
August 25, 2021
New satellite images show Russia may be preparing to test nuclear powered 'Skyfall' missile --
CNN
August 18, 2021
Down the drain: As the water level hits a record low, what will become of the Great Salt Lake? --
SLT
August 1, 2021
The Future of Space Is Bigger Than Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, or Elon Musk --
Bloomberg
July 16, 2021
Google CEO Sundar Pichai: Climate is 'bar none' the No. 1 concern for young people --
CNBC
July 15, 2021
CNBC
July 7, 2021
China is building more than 100 new missile silos in its western desert, analysts say --
Washington Post
June 30, 2021
Russian River Drought: Sonoma and Mendocino Residents Save the Little Water They Have --
KQED
June 29, 2021
Washington Post
June 15, 2021
Mozambique: Rescue attempts jeopardized by racial discrimination following Palma attack --
Amnesty
May 13, 2021
Washington Post
April 6, 2021
How a Supermoon Helped Free the Giant Container Ship From the Suez Canal --
Wall Street Journal
March 30, 2021
A Tanker and a Maze of Companies: One Way Illicit Oil Reaches North Korea --
New York Times
March 22, 2021
Washington Post
January 12, 2021
Iran is moving key facility at nuclear site underground, satellite images show --
New York Times
December 9, 2020
This map is the first-ever to show every single coral reef in the Caribbean --
Fast Company
December 9, 2020
CNN
October 20, 2020
Before / After: these aerial images show the extent of the damage in Saint-Martin-Vésubie --
Paris Match
October 6, 2020
New partnership brings high-resolution satellite imagery of the tropics to all --
Mongobay
September 25, 2020
China’s third aircraft carrier takes shape, with ambitions to challenge U.S. naval dominance --
Washington Post
September 17, 2020
This tool is mapping every tree in California to help stop megafires --
Fast Company
September 14, 2020
Oil tankers stripped of flags after breaching U.S. sanctions to secretly ship Iranian oil --
NBC
August 26, 2020
From Desert Battlefields To Coral Reefs, Private Satellites Revolutionize The View --
NPR
August 8, 2020
How researchers are tracking illegal ghost boats and the decline in flying squid --
Fortune
July 22, 2020
Signs increasingly point to sabotage in fiery explosion at Iranian nuclear complex --
Washington Post
July 6, 2020
Financial Times: Planet Labs rides SpaceX’s reusable rockets to expand earth imaging --
Financial Times
June 9, 2020
CNBC
June 9, 2020
Satellites Are Capturing the Protests, and Just About Everything Else on Earth --
Bloomberg
June 9, 2020
Coronavirus is Idling North Korea's Ships, Achieving What Sanctions Did Not --
New York Times
March 27, 2020
Coronavirus impact: Satellite images show world cities before and after outbreak --
CNBC
March 23, 2020
Satellite images of North Korea reveal new work at military site linked to production of ICBMs --
CNN
December 21, 2019
FAO and the World Bank join forces to make forest monitoring more accessible and accurate --
FAO
December 6, 2019
New satellite image shows activity at previously dismantled North Korean test site --
CNN
December 5, 2019
Electrical tower investigated as possible ignition point of Saddleridge fire --
LA Times
October 13, 2019
Satellite images suggest North Korea working to hide launch of missile submarine --
CNN
September 23, 2019
Washington Post
September 15, 2019
Saudi Oil Attack Photos Implicate Iran, U.S. Says; Trump Hints at Military Action --
New York Times
September 15, 2019
The Amazon rainforest in Brazil is ablaze, turning day into night in the city of São Paulo --
Washington Post
August 21, 2019
Satellites show Brazil's deforestation has only gotten worse since Bolsonaro took office --
Quartz
August 14, 2019
Defying US Sanctions, China and Others Take Oil from 12 Iranian Tankers --
New York Times
August 3, 2019
Images show staggering extent of melting on Greenland Ice Sheet due to heat wave --
Washington Post
August 2, 2019
See The Boeing 737 MAX Pile Up In Storage In These Time-Lapse Satellite Images --
Forbes
July 25, 2019
California earthquake created a massive crack in the Earth visible in satellite images --
CNN
July 8, 2019
Exclusive: US intel shows Saudi Arabia escalated its missile program with help from China --
CNN
June 5, 2019
A single oil tanker could become a factor in both the China trade war and Iran tensions --
CNBC
May 30, 2019
A $37 Million Temporary Fix: U.S. Builds Two New Migrant Detention Centers --
New York Times
May 2, 2019
Satellite images show madrasa buildings still standing at scene of Indian bombing --
Reuters
March 5, 2019
Saudi Arabia’s Missile Race --
February 16, 2019
NPR
February 6, 2019
Private company launches "largest fleet of satellites in human history" to photograph Earth --
January 27, 2019
Can Saudi Arabia produce ballistic missiles? Satellite imagery raises suspicions. --
Washington Post
January 23, 2019
Planet sets sights on the long game: Building robust subscription business --
Space News
December 11, 2018
Permian Pulse: Using Satellite Imagery Analytics To Track the World’s Busiest Oil Play --
December 1, 2018
Satellites, Big Data Help U.S. Spy on Smugglers of Iranian Oil --
Wall Street Journal
November 1, 2018
Inside the daring plan to map every coral reef from space --
October 29, 2018
Satellite images show coal power plants are likely to be bad business for China --
Quartz
October 10, 2018
Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami: Before and After Photos of the Destruction --
New York Times
October 2, 2018
Inside Planet Labs' New Satellite Manufacturing Facility --
September 14, 2018
CIA Drone Mission, Curtailed by Obama, is expanded in Africa under Trump --
New York Times
September 9, 2018
With six new satellites and more coming, Planet looks to disrupt high-res imagery market --
Space News
May 17, 2018
Something’s Going on at North Korea’s Nuclear Test Site. Maybe it Really is Closing --
Washington Post
May 10, 2018
Myanmar Apparently Razing Remains Of Rohingya Villages --
February 23, 2018
Planet Featured on Fresh Air with Terry Gross --
February 8, 2018
Planet Featured in National Geographic --
January 19, 2018
December 8, 2017
November 29, 2017
Every Day, This Satellite Company Takes A Snapshot Of The Entire Planet --
Fast Company
November 21, 2017
Satellite Images of North Korea Show Landslides at Nuclear Test Site --
New York Times
September 5, 2017
August 16, 2017
Satellite Imaging Technology Meets Oil, Gas --
August 3, 2017
Kim Jong Un and his nuclear program can now be tracked daily by private satellites --
VICE
May 22, 2017
When Will North Korean Missiles Be Able to Hit the U.S.? Satellite Images Offer Clues --
Quartz
May 16, 2017
Planet enlists machine learning experts to parse a treasure trove of Amazon basin data --
April 20, 2017
Planet’s satellites offer customers a new world view every day --
February 16, 2017
Quartz
February 9, 2017
Exclusive: Risking Beijing's ire, Vietnam begins dredging on South China Sea reef --
Reuters
December 9, 2016
Washington Post
November 2, 2016
National Geographic: Did North Korea Just Test Missiles Capable of Hitting the U.S.? Maybe --
October 26, 2016
Quartz
October 24, 2016
Exclusive: White House makes a big bet on small satellites --
October 21, 2016
The Atlantic: When Glaciers Transform Into Deadly, 150-mph Avalanches --
The Atlantic
October 18, 2016
S.F. is at the center of a booming business in tiny satellites --
September 23, 2016
Astonishing time-lapse satellite imagery shows rapid growth of refugee camps --
Washington Post
September 19, 2016
How Satellite Imaging Will Revolutionze Everything From Stock Picking to Farming --
September 16, 2016
Stratospheric gains for a new breed of space pioneer --
September 4, 2016
August 26, 2016
Earth Observation Takes A Leap Forward --
August 4, 2016
Planet Labs Gives Ag The Big Picture — Literally --
July 26, 2016
Technology In Crisis Scenarios With HealthTap And Planet Labs --
January 20, 2016
January 20, 2016
Microsatellites' loom large in next-gen space exploration --
October 27, 2015
Space, the Final Journalism Frontier --
September 17, 2015
Planet Labs Revolutionizes Earth Views With Inexpensive Satellites --
September 16, 2015
Tiny satellites show us the Earth as it changes in near-real-time --
November 18, 2014
A Tech Start-Up Just Restored My Faith in Humanity --
August 21, 2014
March 14, 2014
Saving the Planet One Tiny Satellite at a Time --
January 16, 2014
Antares launch a success for Orbital, Planet Labs, and others --
January 10, 2014
Biggest ever satellite constellation to be launched --
January 3, 2014
How Planet Labs Is Saving The Earth With Satellites --
December 21, 2013
Planet Labs Raises $52 Million From Yuri Milner To Build The Biggest (Little) Flock Of Satellites --
December 18, 2013
Billionaire Yuri Milner Just Poured Millions Into This Whiz Kid Satellite Startup --
Forbes
December 18, 2013
Space News
November 26, 2013
With plans to launch 28 satellites next year, at Planet, the space industry is back --
August 2, 2013
Smallsat constellations: the killer app? --
July 1, 2013
Cosmogia Quietly Puts up Two Earth-imaging Smallsats --
April 23, 2013
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