A powerful SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket boosted a hurricane-hunting GOES weather satellite into orbit Tuesday, the final member of a four-satellite fleet at the heart of an $11 billion upgrade to the nation's forecasting infrastructure. "NOAA's geostationary ...

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’M HERE WITH FIRST WARNING METEOROLOGIST VANESSA ...

YEARS AGO  Meteorology took a monumental leap forward when the world’s first geostationary weather satellite returned its first image from space.

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 collecting and sharing key weather data with military ...

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 Monday.Video above: FEMA prepares for hurricane seasonThe ...

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 European weather satellite with an Earth science ...

Now, as a weakened category 2 storm, there have been some impacts felt in the Bahamas, with Melissa tracking toward Bermuda on Thursday. Beyond that, as can be fairly typical, Melissa will weaken so that it will no longer be a hurricane or tropical storm as it moves into the North Atlantic.

Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 2 storm, moved away from the Bahamas and toward Bermuda early Thursday after battering the Caribbean over the past few days