A 2014 satellite image captured a rare glimpse of a massive, eerily circular ring of clouds that formed slap-bang in the ...
In the grand tapestry of nature, the weather is a mesmerizing thread that weaves through our daily lives, affecting moods, ...
A new study from MIT found that climate change will make space junk pile up—causing ripple effects across everything from ...
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How we study our planet
We often focus on space observatories that peer beyond Earth. But the vast majority of satellites stare right back at us.
The Department for Space Weather Observations investigates and applies ionosphere measurement and inversion techniques using ground and space borne sensors. The observational data are used to ...
Related: Solar-sailing probes may soon get their moment in the sun NOAA's Office of Space Weather Observations oversees the agency's operational satellite systems in space, which provide crucial ...
Satellite operators need better space weather models to maximize the life of their satellites and to avoid collisions in low ...
The Space Weather Next program will maintain and extend space weather observations from various orbitally stable points such as Lagrange 1, which is about a million miles from Earth. The first ...
from potential providers and operators of geosynchronous spacecraft equipped with eight instruments for space weather observations on behalf of NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...
James Webb Space Telescope captures Neptune’s auroras, revealing new details about its atmosphere and magnetism.
China has achieved a significant milestone in space science with the recent completion and national acceptance of the Chinese ...