Feature Story
Lightning is a major hazard. It’s a significant threat to life and property, can ignite wildfires, and impacts travel.
Announcement
A team of experts aggressively continues to restore operations to NOAA’s GOES-17 satellite, after an 0n-board computer malfunction.
Feature Story
Happy SARSAT Beacon Awareness Day (#406Day)! The Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) system is recognized by…
Feature Story
NOAA’s GOES-T satellite recently completed rigorous testing to ensure it can withstand the harsh conditions of launch and orbiting in space.
Satellite Snapshots
Ten years ago today, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Honshu on the Japan Trench, a…
Satellite Snapshots
On Feb. 24, 2021, the GOES East satellite captured GeoColor imagery of grayish smoke plumes rising into the atmosphere across the southeastern U.S.
Satellite Snapshots
On Feb. 19, 2021, GOES East zoomed in on the Great Lakes, capturing beautiful imagery of ice drifting across the southern tip of Lake Michigan.
Feature Story
A history of the GOES program including satellites O, N, P, and Q.