In May 2024, Earth's protective plasma envelope shrank to one-fifth its normal size in less than nine hours—the most dramatic ...

Satellite imagery captured a winter storm that brought snow and ice to the US Midwest as millions of people were traveling after Thanksgiving.Imagery from the Cooperative Institute for Research in the ...

Though it generated beautiful auroras around the world, the Gannon solar storm in 2024 was also a little dangerous.

Solar storms and other space weather could present an existential threat to the satellite industry unless its impact can be ...

Recently, Hurricane Melissa roared ashore in Jamaica, leaving behind a trail of destruction that is still being tallied. The storm struck as a Category 5 hurricane, bringing winds exceeding 185 mph ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – NASA and NOAA are launching a powerful new tool called the SWFO-L1 satellite, which stands for “Space Weather Follow-On at Lagrange Point 1,″ to help us better understand and prepare ...

NOAA operates the DMSP satellites in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, with NOAA responsible for operating the ground systems development and overseeing the satellites daily operation. (NOAA) I ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Prior to landfall, Hurricane Hunters flew through Hurricane Melissa and found a pressure reading down to 892mb, making it the strongest storm at landfall in the Atlantic basin.

‘Sentinel-6B’ is an Earth-observing satellite jointly developed by NASA and US and European partners to observe the ocean and measure sea level rise. The satellite will build on over 30 years of sea ...

SATELLITE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO SHUT DOWN TOMORROW, WILL NOW STAY ONLINE. IT WAS PART OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S RECENT CUTS TO KEY DATA THAT SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS USE TO FORECAST HURRICANES. I ...

On Dec. 2, 1995, NASA launched the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, also known as SOHO. This sun-monitoring satellite is a collaborative project between NASA and the European Space Agency that has ...