Happy Earth Day 2024! Every year on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day. This annual event is a time to focus on the environmental issues we have across the planet and highlight the efforts being made so ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Fifty years ago, on Oct. 24, 1975, meteorology took a monumental leap forward when GOES-1 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite), the world’s first geostationary ...

Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 as seen by this composite satellite image by the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES).(NOAA/NESDIS/STAR) Editor’s ...

NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) are located roughly 36,000 km above the earth, directly over the equator. These satellites revolve at the same speed and direction as ...

The Earth was ready for its close-up this year. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, or GOES-16 satellites, captured several ...

To us here on Earth, most of us never give a second thought to satellites, which may appear like small shining stars among many in the night sky – if they appear at all. But as hurricane season ...

NASA announced on Tuesday that it selected Lockheed Martin to develop the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s next generation of geostationary weather satellites, continuing its ...

Smoke from the wildfires that have devastated the Los Angeles area can even be seen from space. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration earlier this week shared satellite images capturing ...