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Home News A coronal mass ejection bursts out of the sun's outermost atmosphere (Image credit: NASA/GSFC/SDO) Earth could be hit by a series of mild geomagnetic storms on Monday and Tuesday (March 14 and 15) after a moderate solar flare blasted out of the sun's atmosphere several days ago, according…

February 16, 2022 - 4:49AM Storyful The path of a crude oil tanker cutting through ice on Lake Erie was captured from space on February 14 by GOES-16, a geostationary satellite operated by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The ship’s movement was spotted by meteorologists at…

Artist’s concept of the GOES-T satellite in orbit. Credit: Lockheed Martin A new NOAA weather satellite that launched from Cape Canaveral last week has resumed orbit-raising after the spacecraft aborted its first major post-launch maneuver, moving toward its operational geostationary orbit more than 22,000 miles over the equator. The GOES-T…

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship NOAAS Thomas Jefferson is seen on the water in this undated photo. The NOAA is mapping the Great Lakes with ships that use sonar imaging. Photo by NOAA /Windsor Star Ahoy Matey, there’s going to be a different kind of ship plying…

NASA successfully launched the third in a series of next-generation weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at 4:38 p.m. EST Tuesday. The newest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, GOES-T, launched on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station...Read More

Four solid rocket boosters and an RD-180 main engine power ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket off the pad Tuesday with NOAA’s GOES-T weather satellite. Credit: Alex Polimeni / Spaceflight Now A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral and delivered the GOES-T weather satellite into orbit Tuesday,…

1/5 An Atlas V rocket launches the GOES-T weather satellite from Florida on March 1, 2022. Photo courtesy of NASA ORLANDO, Fla., March 1 (UPI) -- NASA launched the latest in an advanced series of weather satellites, the GOES-T, from Florida on Tuesday to improve weather forecasting over the Pacific…

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The mission will launch the GOES-T weather satellite toward geostationary orbit for NOAA and NASA. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.…

Artist’s concept of the GOES-T satellite in orbit. Credit: Lockheed Martin A new NOAA weather satellite destined to track cyclones, wildfires, and solar flares from a perch high above the Western United States and Pacific Ocean is set for liftoff Tuesday from Cape Canaveral on a United Launch Alliance Atlas…

United Launch Alliance rolled out an Atlas 5 rocket to its launch pad at Cape Canaveral on Monday, moving the launcher into position for liftoff Tuesday afternoon with a NOAA weather satellite destined to cover the Western United States and the Pacific Ocean. The move began at 10:16 a.m. EST…