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Celebrating 61 Years of Watching Weather from Space
On April 1, 1960, NASA launched the Television Infrared Observation Satellite (TIROS-1), the world’s first successful weather satellite.
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Satellite Snapshots
Barge Backup at the Suez Canal Seen from Space
The NOAA-20 satellite captured this view of a cargo ship traffic jam in the Red Sea near the entrance of the Suez Canal…
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Satellite Snapshots
Supercell Storms Produce Spate of Tornadoes
The timelapse seen above in our Image of the Day captures the supercell thunderstorms that swept over parts of the landscape of the…
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Announcement
NOAA hosts 8th annual International Radio Occultation Working Group meeting
NOAA will host the 8th International Radio Occultation Working Group (IROWG) meeting.
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Satellite Snapshots
Record-breaking Sandstorm Sweeps Through Mainland China
On Monday, March 15, the Himawari-8 satellite, operated by our partner agency Japan Meteorological Agency , observed a massive dust…
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Earth from Orbit
Earth from Orbit: Severe Storms Strike Southern U.S.
A severe weather outbreak swept across the Southern U.S. and produced damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes including EF2s in Mississippi and Alabama.
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Satellite Snapshots
NOAA Satellite GOES with the Floe
On March 9, 2021, GOES East used its Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) to focus in on sea ice (bluish-white swirls) flowing in the…
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Feature Story
NOAA’s GOES-T Completes Critical Testing in Preparation for December 2021 Launch
NOAA’s GOES-T satellite recently completed rigorous testing to ensure it can withstand the harsh conditions of launch and orbiting in space.
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