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The Road to Modern Weather Satellites: NOAA and NASA Celebrate 60 Years of America in Space
As NOAA’s next-generation weather satellites continually improve weather forecasts in the United States and beyond, it’s…
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Clear skies reveal the snow-covered European Alps
Clear skies over the snow-covered European Alps can be seen in this image captured by the Suomi NPP satellite's VIIRS instrument on…
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Mayon Volcano Erupts in the Philippines
The Suomi NPP satellite's VIIRS instrument captured this image of the Mayon Volcano in the Philippines on January 22, 2018. Located…
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Clear Skies Over the Saint Lawrence Seaway
The Suomi NPP satellite's VIIRs instrument captured this view of clear skies over the mouth of the St. Lawrence River on January 22,…
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Winter Storm Brings Snow, Whiteout Conditions to the Central U.S.
January 23, 2018 The Suomi NPP satellite's VIIRS instrument captured this image of a large winter storm moving across the central United States on…
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Does Space Junk Fall from the Sky?
Yes it does! On average, a total of between 200-400 tracked objects enter Earth’s atmosphere every year. That’s about one…
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JPSS-1: System Overview
This data visualization shows the maximum wind gusts from Hurricane Irma from September 7 to September 10, 2017. Note how the strongest wind gusts…
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New Images from NOAA-20 Show Dramatic Change in Temperatures over North America
NOAA-20 captured these two images of North America five days apart (January 11, 2018 and January 16, 2018). Note the contrast in the surface temperatu
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