Chaos Is More Common in Populations Than Previously Thought
It’s possible that methodological and data restrictions, rather than ecosystems’ fundamental stability, are to blame for the notion that chaos is uncommon in natural populations….
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NASA Completes Critical Testing Milestone for NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System-2
The Joint Polar Satellite System-2 satellite, or JPSS-2, which will improve weather forecasts and increase our understanding of extreme weather and climate change, has cleared…
Science Made Simple: What Are Microplastics?
Microplastics are small plastic pieces less than five millimeters long which can be harmful to our ocean and aquatic life. Plastic is the most prevalent…
Startling Consequences of Global Warming: Oceans Are Losing Their Memory
Using future projections from the latest generation of Earth System Models, a recent study published in Science Advances found that most of the world’s ocean…
Stunning First Imagery of Earth From Advanced GOES-18 Satellite
On May 11, 2022, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, shared the first images of the Western Hemisphere from its Geostationary Operational Environmental…
Revolutionary Comprehensive Regional Diagnostic of Microbial Ocean Life Using DNA Testing
Scientists Announce Comprehensive Regional Diagnostic of Microbial Ocean Life Using DNA Testing Large-scale ‘metabarcoding’ methods could revolutionize how society understands forces that drive seafood supply…
Astronomy & Astrophysics 101: Solar Flares (Radio Blackouts)
What Are Solar Flares? Solar flares are large eruptions of electromagnetic radiation from the Sun lasting from minutes to hours. The sudden outburst of electromagnetic…
There GOES Another Weather Watcher: GOES-T Reaches Geostationary Orbit
Two weeks after launch, the nation’s newest weather satellite has reached geostationary orbit. Two weeks after its launch, the nation’s newest weather watcher has reached…
NOAA’s GOES-T Reaches Geostationary Orbit 22,236 Miles Above Earth – Now Designated GOES-18
On March 14, 2022, GOES-T executed its final engine burn, placing the satellite in geostationary orbit 22,236 miles above Earth. Upon reaching this milestone, GOES-T was renamed…
Scientists Map Underwater Topography of More Than 1.4 Million Lakes and Reservoirs Around the World
Online bathymetric dataset will help decision-makers manage water resources. Lakes and reservoirs have a profound influence on ecosystem functions, local streamflow levels, and the movement…
GOES-T Satellite Separates From Spacecraft, Continues on Journey To Save Lives
Following completion of a third planned start and then cutoff of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 Centaur main engine, the National Oceanic and…
NASA, ULA Launch GOES-T: NOAA’s Newest Earth Observing Satellite
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….
NOAA’s GOES-T Rolled Out to the Pad for Today’s Launch
The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) satellite, a joint effort between NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is out at the launch…
“Go for Launch” – NOAA’s GOES-T Satellite Cleared for Tuesday Launch
Following a successful Launch Readiness Review at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T)…
ULA Atlas V Rocket Topped Off With NOAA’s GOES-T Satellite – Ready for Launch
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T (GOES-T) satellite now officially has its ride. GOES-T was transported from Astrotech’s Space Operations…
U.S. Government Report: Sea Level To Rise Up to a Foot by 2050
NASA, NOAA, USGS, and other U.S. government agencies project that the rise in ocean height in the next 30 years could equal the total rise…
This Is Real: NASA Camera – A Million Miles Away – Shows Moon Crossing Face of Earth
Although it looks fake, this viral footage of the Moon orbiting Earth is actually real. It’s just not new, despite making the rounds again this…
NOAA’s GOES-T “Earth in High Definition” Satellite Preparing for Liftoff From Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
An activity completed at Astrotech’s Space Operations facility in Titusville yesterday brings NOAA’s Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite T (GOES-T) mission one significant step closer to…
