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Satellite Snapshots

Our dynamic planet changes constantly.

This compendium of recent featured views showcases the most significant weather and environmental events from around the world.

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Satellite Snapshots

NOAA’s GOES West Watches Artemis II Crew Return Home

Artemis II appears as lightning to NOAA's GOES West satellite.
April 13, 2026
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NOAA’s GOES West Watches Record Heat Wave

As record heat bakes the western U.S. this week, NOAA’s GOES West satellite tracked the atmospheric…
March 19, 2026
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Southern Deep Freeze Creates Mesmerizing “Cloud Streets”

The recent Arctic blast that prompted freeze warnings as far south as southern Florida also created…
February 3, 2026
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NOAA’s Compact Coronagraph Observes Stormy Sun

Did you see the auroras? Our satellites certainly had an eyeful as they watched a powerful coronal…
January 22, 2026
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NOAA Satellites Watch the Winter Solstice Approach

NOAA’s satellites allow us to see how Earth’s tilt drives changes in sunlight and seasons.
December 19, 2025
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NOAA Satellites Observe the Autumnal Equinox

NOAA’s GOES East (GOES-19) satellite viewed the autumnal equinox, which marked the official start…
September 22, 2025
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NOAA Satellites Monitor Record-Breaking Heat Wave

NOAA scientists have been monitoring a sweltering and record-breaking heat wave that has been…
June 27, 2025
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NOAA’s Satellites Track Saharan Dust Blowing Across the Atlantic

A giant plume of dust from the Sahara Desert made its way from Africa to the United States to kick…
June 4, 2025