NASA shows upper-level westerly winds affecting Tropical Storm Fred
Upper-level westerly winds have been affecting Tropical Storm Fred in the far eastern Atlantic Ocean and continue to do so today, September 3. Infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite showed the...
View ArticleTyphoon Kilo's eye gets a NASA style close-up
NASA's Aqua satellite got a close-up of Typhoon Kilo's eye as it moved through the Northwestern Pacific Ocean.
View ArticleNASA sees wind shear affecting Tropical Storm Jimena
Strong vertical wind shear has been affecting Tropical Storm Jimena in the Central Pacific and pushing the clouds and storms west of the center, as seen in infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite.
View ArticleNASA takes an infrared baby picture of Atlantic's Tropical Depression 8
NASA's Aqua satellite captured a "baby picture" of the eighth tropical depression of the Atlantic Ocean Hurricane Season.
View ArticleNASA sees Tropical Storm Kilo affected by wind shear
Strong vertical wind shear is taking its toll on the now weaker Tropical Storm Kilo in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. Visible and infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite shows that southwesterly...
View ArticleNASA sees formation of Tropical Depression 21W
NASA's Aqua satellite passed over a developing tropical low pressure area in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean on September 21 when the latest depression was coming together. The AIRS instrument aboard...
View ArticleNASA sees wind shear affecting Tropical Storm Joaquin
Despite being battered with vertical wind shear, Tropical Depression 11 strengthened and organized into Tropical Storm Joaquin. NASA's Aqua satellite and NOAA's GOES satellite both captured images of...
View ArticleNew report offers NASA framework for establishing priorities among Earth...
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers NASA a framework for prioritizing satellite observations and measurements of Earth based on their scientific value.
View ArticleHow a NASA team turned a smartphone into a satellite business
Satellites aren't small or cheap. The Solar Dynamics Observatory launched by NASA in 2010 weighs about 6,800 pounds and cost $850 million to build and put into orbit.
View ArticleJapan abandons costly X-ray satellite lost in space
Japan's space agency has abandoned its efforts to restore the operations of a multimillion-dollar satellite that was to probe the mysteries of black holes using X-ray telescopes.
View ArticleHelping satellites be right as rain
As you read this paragraph, a NASA satellite orbits around planet Earth, gathering data on—of all things—soil moisture. Moisture in the soil acts like a thermostat for the planet. Along with affecting...
View ArticleVideo: These tiny satellites could take on NASA's riskiest missions
At the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California, NASA is preparing tiny satellites the size of briefcases for a mission to Mars.
View ArticleNASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative opens space to educators, nonprofits
Accredited education institutions, nonprofit organizations and NASA centers can join the adventure and challenges of space while helping the agency achieve its exploration goals through the next round...
View ArticleNASA sees Tropical Depression Aere dissipating
NASA's Terra satellite passed over Tropical Depression Aere as it was dissipating in the South China Sea.
View ArticleNASA small satellites will take a fresh look at Earth
Beginning this month, NASA is launching a suite of six next-generation, Earth-observing small satellite missions to demonstrate innovative new approaches for studying our changing planet.
View ArticleNASA announces first geostationary vegetation, atmospheric carbon mission
NASA has selected a first-of-its-kind Earth science mission that will extend our nation's lead in measuring key greenhouse gases and vegetation health from space to advance our understanding of Earth's...
View ArticleImage: Fires on Cape Barren Island, Australia
The Tasmanian Fire Service reported that a vegetation fire near Thunder and Lightning Bay, Cape Barren Island, Australia, started on Dec. 4, 2016, and was still blazing on Dec. 6. Smoke from the fire...
View ArticleTelescope records massive explosion 12 billion light years away
The University of Western Australia's Zadko Telescope has captured the explosive birth of a black hole 12 billion light years away that took place before the Earth and sun existed.
View ArticleBangladesh's heavy rainfall examined with NASA's IMERG
At least 156 people in Bangladesh were killed during the past week by landslides and floods caused by heavy rainfall. NASA calculated the amount of rain that has fallen using data from satellites.
View ArticleNASA communications satellite damaged 3 weeks before launch
NASA's newest, slickest communications satellite has been damaged, just three weeks before its planned August launch.
View ArticleNC island's mysterious birth appears on NASA satellite images
NASA has released satellite images that show North Carolina's newly formed Shelly Island was born in November.
View ArticleNASA and Norway to develop Arctic laser-ranging station
NASA and the Norwegian Mapping Authority are partnering to develop a state-of-the-art satellite laser ranging station 650 miles from the North Pole that will produce high-precision locations of...
View ArticleA NASA triple-view of Hurricane Franklin's fade out
NASA's GPM, Aqua and Suomi NPP satellites provided three different views of the now fizzled and former Hurricane Franklin.
View ArticleNASA launches last of its longtime tracking satellites
NASA launched the last of its longtime tracking and communication satellites on Friday, a vital link to astronauts in orbit as well as the Hubble Space Telescope.
View ArticleNASA small satellite promises big discoveries
Small satellites provide a cheap, responsive alternative to larger, more expensive satellites. As demand grows, engineers must adapt these "nanosatellites" to provide greater data returns. NASA, in...
View ArticleNASA launches next-generation weather satellite
NASA on Saturday launched a next-generation satellite into space designed to monitor weather around the world and help improve forecasts.
View ArticleImage: Star wanders too close to a black hole
This artist's rendering shows the tidal disruption event named ASASSN-14li, where a star wandering too close to a 3-million-solar-mass black hole was torn apart.
View ArticleNASA sees Tropical Cyclone Berguitta soaking Mauritius and Reunion Island
NASA found heavy rainfall in Tropical Cyclone Berguitta as it closed in on Mauritius and Reunion Islands.
View ArticleNASA covers wildfires from many sources
NASA's satellite instruments are often the first to detect wildfires burning in remote regions, and the locations of new fires are sent directly to land managers worldwide within hours of the satellite...
View ArticleNASA confirms re-discovered IMAGE satellite
The identity of the satellite re-discovered on Jan. 20, 2018, has been confirmed as NASA's IMAGE satellite.
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