For most of the modern era, improvements in weather prediction followed a predictable trajectory. Better sensors led to ...

The final satellite in NOAA's GOES-R weather satellite series has a new place in orbit … and a new name. The GOES-19 weather satellite, which launched into orbit in June 2024, has officially taken the ...

A conceptional drawing of the Weather System Follow-on – Microwave (WSF-M) satellite. (Ball Aerospace) The Space Force said Thursday its newest weather satellite is now operational and will soon be ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Meteorologists use many tools to help analyze weather data and develop a forecast. One of those tools is weather satellites, and there’s a familiar yet new one orbiting our planet that ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Despite an unfavorable forecast, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off as scheduled at 5:04 p.m. Tuesday, carrying a weather satellite for a European organization. The Eumetsat ...

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, weather has been a passion for Adam for as long as he can remember! Whether it was thunderstorms or winter storms, Adam has always been geeking out. After ...

An Ariane 6 lifts off Aug. 12 carrying the MetOp-SG-A1 weather satellite. Credit: SA-CNES-ARIANESPACE-ArianeGroup/Optique vidéo du CSG – S. Martin SALT LAKE CITY — An Ariane 6 successfully launched a ...

SATELLITE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO SHUT DOWN TOMORROW, WILL NOW STAY ONLINE. IT WAS PART OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S RECENT CUTS TO KEY DATA THAT SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCHERS USE TO FORECAST HURRICANES. I ...

The abrupt cutoff of satellite data crucial for hurricane forecasting is delayed by one month, until July 31, according to a message posted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — The Department of Defense announced Tuesday that it will continue sharing satellite weather data, reversing a decision made earlier in the year. The satellite data is used by ...

Great news for weather watchers and hurricane forecasters: NOAA just confirmed it will keep getting key satellite data from the U.S. military, a sudden reversal after last month's announcement that ...

Just a month into the 2025 hurricane season, a change at the federal level could impact how meteorologists track and predict storms. The Department of Defense has informed NOAA, the National Oceanic ...