COSMIC-2 satellite, Image/NOAA A collaboration between NOAA and NASA, ‘Earth from Orbit’ is a series of short videos and a short article with additional information that showcase a compelling weather event, environmental hazard, or interesting meteorological phenomenon each week, as seen by NOAA satellites. One example video details a series of nine “atmospheric rivers” from late Dec. 2022…
Watch Water Studying Satellite Unfold in Space, Image/NASA/JPL-Caltech The U.S.-European Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite was recently launched into space. After deploying its solar arrays while in Earth orbit, the satellite’s two cameras captured the unfurling of its large mast and KaRIn antenna panels of the spacecraft’s main science instrument. The antennas were successfully deployed over…
NASA Satellite Images Show Dramatic Decreased Lake Mead Water Capacity, Image/NASA Lake Mead is a reservoir which straddles Arizona and Nevada in the United States. In 1935, the Hoover Dam was built and the Colorado River was significantly altered. Lake Mead has varied in water level over the years. The lake last achieved full capacity…