Monday, July 13th, 2026
Satellite imagery captured during early July 2026 shows Super Typhoon Bavi rapidly strengthening as it tracked across the western Pacific toward the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam before continuing toward East Asia. High-resolution observations from NOAA-21's Visible...
Monday, June 29th, 2026
Satellite imagery collected during late June 2026 reveals widespread seasonal ice retreat across the Bering Sea, highlighting ongoing changes in one of the world's most dynamic Arctic and sub-Arctic marine environments. Researchers are using Earth-observation data to...
Monday, June 15th, 2026
Typhoon Jangmi churned across the western Pacific Ocean in early June 2026, producing a nighttime view captured by the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) aboard a Joint Polar Satellite System satellite on May 30, 2026. Around...
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026
During summer 2026, Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) and its partners will explore deep-sea habitats in the Central and Western Pacific using E/V Nautilus, its mapping sonars, ROV systems, and other exploration technologies brought aboard from partners of the NOAA Ocean Exploration...
Tuesday, May 19th, 2026
In the next 30 years, Pacific Island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati (pictured) and Fiji will experience at least 6 inches (15 centimeters) of sea-level rise, according to an analysis by NASA’s sea-level change science team. This...
Monday, May 4th, 2026
Heavy rains triggered by a tropical cyclone have caused widespread landslides across Papua New Guinea, with satellite imagery providing a detailed look at the damage. The imagery reveals clusters of landslides cutting through forested terrain, highlighting the...
Friday, April 17th, 2026
The EarthCARE satellite (Japanese name: Hakuryu) successfully passed directly over the eye of Typhoon Sinlaku on April 13, 2026, capturing unprecedented observations of the typhoon’s internal cloud structure. This rare overpass enabled detailed measurements of the vertical dynamics...
Tuesday, April 7th, 2026
On March 22, 2026, China placed 10 satellites into orbit with the launch of a Smart Dragon 3 carrier rocket from off the coast of Haiyang in Shandong province. The Smart Dragon 3 is a solid-propellant rocket...
Tuesday, March 24th, 2026
Tropical Cyclone Narelle traced a long path across the northern edge of Australia, bringing damaging winds and rain to areas already saturated with abundant precipitation. The system made separate landfalls in three different states and territories between...
Tuesday, March 10th, 2026
Iceberg A-23A has had a more eventful run than most of the large Antarctic icebergs that have calved from the continent’s ice shelves in recent decades. Over its winding, 40-plus-year journey, the “megaberg”spent decades grounded in the Weddell Sea before drifting north, twirling in...
