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NOAA's mini aerosol instrument delivered to Space Station

October 8, 2020

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This undated photo shows the International Space Station in low-Earth orbit.

NOAA teams up with Arizona firm to advance study of stratosphere

August 19, 2020

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A World View Enterprises Stratollite balloon lifts off from Spaceport Tucson in Tucson, Arizona, during a previous flight. The high-altitude balloons can conduct multi-week flights in the stratosphere gathering information for a variety of missions.

Scientists recover possible fragments of meteorite that landed in marine sanctuary

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ocean exploration

NASA scientist Dr. Marc Fries examines early samples attached to a magnetic board suspected to be fragments of a meteorite that fell into the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary in March 2018.

Does space junk fall from the sky?

January 19, 2018

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ESA's Jules Verne ATV breaks apart into a fireball while reentering Earth's atmosphere on September 29, 2008.

Milky Way now hidden from a third of humanity

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A tapestry of stars illumines night sky above Dollhouse, Canyonlands National Park, USA. Light pollution now blots out the Milky Way for more than one-third of humanity, according to a new international study, but in the United States, some national parks still host stunning night skies.

See more than stars: Spotting NOAA satellites in the sky

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geostationary satellite (GOES)

polar-orbiting satellite (POES)

This time lapse image, taken on January 10, 2008, shows the International Space Station crossing the night sky.