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Minnesota Fires
GOES East Tracks Wildfires in Minnesota
NOAA satellites have been monitoring several large wildfires in Minnesota.
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Water vapor imagery of a cut off low pressure system over the eastern U.S.
NOAA Satellites Monitor Cut Off Low Over Eastern U.S.
From May 2 to 5, 2025, water vapor imagery from NOAA’s GOES East satellite helped track a swirling low pressure system over the eastern United States.
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NOAA Releases Space Weather Data Pilot Results
In August 2024, NOAA released the summary of the results of the Space Weather Data Pilot conducted under NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) Commercial Data Program.
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Fires in New Jersey seen from space
NOAA Satellites Track Large New Jersey Wildfire
NOAA satellites have been closely monitoring the Jones Road Fire, which erupted on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in a region of eastern New Jersey known as the Pine Barrens. Fueled by strong, gusty winds, low humidity, and dry undergrowth, the blaze has…
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A VIIRS DNB grayscale image shows the aurora borealis stretching across the northern U.S. and Canada, with city lights visible across North America. NOAA and CIRA logos appear in the bottom right corner.
Auroras: Nature’s Light Show Captured From Low Earth Orbit
The JPSS VIIRS Day/Night Band, with its low-light sensitivity, captures auroras and shows how solar particles interact with Earth’s atmosphere.
Earth from Orbit
Earth seen from space.
Happy Earth Day from NOAA Satellites
NOAA satellites have been monitoring Earth’s weather and environment since 1970, which also happened to be the year the first official Earth Day took place!
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Sediment runoff on the Mississippi River delta
NOAA Satellites Capture Heavy Sediment Runoff Due to Mississippi River Flooding
NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) satellites captured striking imagery of sediment runoff due to flooding in the Mississippi River delta from April 8–13, 2025.
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Earth seen from space with the aurora borealis in the background.
Nation's First Space Weather Simulation Exercise Examines U.S. Preparedness
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) has released the results of the nation’s first end-to-end Space Weather (SWx) Tabletop Exercise (TTX), which was held on May 8-9, 2024. The After Action Report is now available to the public.