"Tracking an Invisible Climate Menace From 360 Miles Above"

"There will soon be a new eye in the sky that’s designed to detect emissions of methane, an invisible yet potent gas that is dangerously heating the world.

MethaneSAT will sweep the globe using a high-resolution infrared sensor to detect and track methane leaks from oil and gas sites worldwide.

Its spectrometer uses light reflected from the planet’s surface to calculate the amount of methane in the atmosphere.

The data it gathers will be beamed down to Earth and made public, delivering a more complete picture of where methane emissions are coming from and who’s responsible."

Malika Khurana and Hiroko Tabuchi report for the New York Times March 3, 2024.

SEE ALSO:

"SpaceX Launched A Satellite That Google Will Use To Map Methane Leaks For All To See By The End Of This Year" (Business Insider)

"Satellite To ‘Name And Shame’ Worst Oil And Gas Methane Polluters" (Guardian)