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Artemis II is planned as a 10-day crewed mission around the moon that marks humanity’s return to lunar orbit. NOAA's space weather monitoring will help protect the astronauts from solar radiation.

On April 1, 2026, NOAA released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Commercial Microwave Sounder Data Buy to be conducted under its Commercial Data Purchase (CDP) program.

JPSS satellites track river ice jams and snowmelt, helping forecasters spot flood risks early and issue timely warnings to protect communities.

As record heat bakes the western U.S. this week, NOAA’s GOES West satellite tracked the atmospheric setup for this extreme heatwave.

NESDIS will host a Commercial Data Program Industry Day on April 9, 2026 from 1:00–2:30 p.m. ET to discuss how NOAA is expanding its partnerships with private satellite companies.

NOAA satellites are a critical resource for meteorologists when blowing snow threatens a community– and now citizen scientists, like yourself, can be too.

Heather Roman-Stork, an ocean scientist working with NOAA NESDIS’ Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR), has been selected as the 2026 winner of NOAA’s David S. Johnson Award.

NOAA’s three operational Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) satellites collectively pass over Northern Alaska up to 27 times a day and Southern Alaska up to 12 times, providing frequent, reliable and wide-ranging coverage.