NOAA’s satellites monitor the Earth’s environment in real-time every day, capturing storms, floods, fires, lightning, and other major events that affect us and the world around us. This gallery features our most iconic images from weather events that significantly impacted our lives.
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Feature Story
To mark 50 years of GOES in orbit, NOAA is looking back at ten notable events captured by these… -
Satellite Snapshots
On Oct. 11, 2024, the aurora borealis dazzled many across North America due to a severe geomagnetic… -
Satellite Snapshots
On Oct. 8, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. EDT, NOAA’s GOES East satellite captured this imagery of Hurricane… -
Satellite Snapshots
On Oct. 3, 2024, at 8:18 a.m. EDT, NOAA’s GOES East satellite captured the Sun emitting a strong… -
Announcement
NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace, Inc. of Cedar Park, Texas, to provide launch services for NOAA… -
Satellite Snapshots
NOAA-21 captured imagery of the devastating power loss across East Texas following Hurricane Beryl’… -
Satellite Snapshots
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Earth from Orbit
Throughout history, humans have wondered what Earth looked like from above.