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A GOES-16 Look at the Ferocious Hurricane Irma
Last November, the GOES-16 satellite went from the Florida coast to a geostationary orbit 22,300 miles above Earth.…
NOAA’s GOES-16 Satellite Watches Storms Come to Life at 500 Frames Per Second
NOAA’s jack-of-all-trades satellite, GOES-16, keeps constant tabs of large portions of the Western Hemisphere from nearly 22,300 miles…
NOAA’s GOES-16 Satellite’s Mission Besides Taking Stunning Images of Earth
On a perfect November night last year, an Atlas V rocket lifted the GOES-16 satellite into the skies…
NASA Drone Hits Big First in Hurricane Hunting
The Global Hawk unmanned aircraft was designed for surveillance purposes to assist the U.S. military. NASA acquired several…
Looking Down on the Hypnotic Rhythm of Thunderstorms
Few phenomena create feelings of dread and awe like the weather. From space, nearly everything looks beautiful –…
2015 Was Hot. But How Do Scientists Track the Rising Temperatures
Right now, climate experts from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are discussing new data…
El Niño Finally Stops Dragging Its Feet. Probably Still Too Late for California
The ocean-atmospheric phenomenon responsible for warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the central Pacific Ocean, better known as El…
DSCOVR is Away! 5 Facts You Need to Know About the Satellite
SpaceX successfully launched the DSCOVR satellite yesterday. Here’s five facts you need to know about the space weather satellite
SpaceX to Attempt Second Rocket Landing This Evening. What You Need to Know
UPDATE: Tonight’s launch scrubbed due to weather. SpaceX will try again Tuesday at 6:05 PM EST. SpaceX’s first…
NOAA Says 2014 Hottest Year in Modern Record. But, It Wasn’t For Parts of the U.S.
On Friday, NOAA and NASA announced 2014 was the hottest year in modern record – since 1880. The…
I’m Freezing, Yet The World’s On Track for Warmest Year on Record
It doesn’t feel all that warm in the U.S. right now, but Earth is actually on its way…
Mesmerizing Killer Whale Drone Footage. First Study Performed with Drone
The Vancouver Aquarium and NOAA teamed together for the first study of killer whales using an Unmanned Aerial…