There are two types of satellites in the world, man-made satellites, and natural satellites. Natural satellites are things like moons and rocks orbiting a larger body, they don’t do much for you, except that our moon provides some light for us at night. Man-made satellites are very important in our lives, they help scientists study Earth, help meteorologists predict the weather, and can even save our lives. For hundreds of years, people have looked …showed first 75 words of 467 total…

…showed last 75 words of 467 total…phenomena. An example would be a GIS showing what roads are subject to flooding. Here are some satellite related websites: http://rsd.gsfc.nasa.gov/goes/ - GOES project science http://www.latrobe.edu.au/www/crcss/news.html - news about satellites http://www.thetech.org/hyper/satellite/ - the satellite site http://www.smgaels.org/physics/97/home.htm - the beginner’s guide to satellites http://gpshome.ssc.nasa.gov/ - GPS information