Category Archives: Earth Observation

A Japanese H-IIA rocket with the NASA-Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory onboard, is seen launching from the Tanegashima Space Center in Tanegashima, Japan. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

GPM NASA/JAPAN Satellite Launched Continuing Rainfall Measurement Mission

(NASA) The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory, a joint Earth-observing mission between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), thundered into space at 1:37 p.m. EST Thursday, Feb….

Feb storm 2014

Video of February 12th Storm Blanketing U.S.

Much of the eastern United States was shut down due to a significant snow storm on February 12-13 2014. As you watch this video you can see the entire eastern…

Arctic Polar Vortex January 2014

Polar Vortex Chilling Effect Explained.

(NASA) – The chilling weather phenomenon that hit much of the U.S. in January is explained by scientist Eric Fetzer using data from NASA’s AIRS instrument. This movie of temperature…

iss_aurira_jan_2014

Beautiful images from ISS ring in New Years greeting

In this Video from NASA you can see some beautiful Aurora images from the Space Station..A New Year’s video greeting from Expedition 36 flight engineer Karen Nyber. See Current Aurora…

Meteor over Iowa 12-28-13

Great Video of Possible Meteor over Iowa 12/27/13

Last night security cameras caught a very long duration video of what looks like a Meteor burning up. The fireball, a possible meteor, was spotted at about 5:40 p.m. could…

Earthrise December 24, 1968

Merry Christmas From the Moon – Earthrise 1968

Forty-five years ago, in December of 1968, the Apollo 8 crew flew from the Earth to the Moon and back again. Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders were launched…

Temperature anomalies for April-May 2013

NOAA report shows Arctic warming slows but persists

Though not as extreme as last year, new report by NOAA and partners finds that the Arctic continues to show evidence of a shift to a new warmer, greener state…

Minotaur Launch November 19, 2013

New Low Cost Solar Instrument launches from Wallops

(Source NOAA) – An instrument that measures the sun’s energy output is in orbit after it was launched last night on the U.S. Air Force’s Space Test Program Satellite-3. The…