The COWVR instrument (center, wrapped in gold foil) in JPL's Environmental Test Laboratory during vibration testing. (https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/) The International ...

State-of-the-art weather instruments developed by University of New Hampshire researchers have been launched into outer space.The equipment was launched into space aboard a rocket carrying a NASA ...

Launched Tuesday to the space station, the COWVR and TEMPEST two instruments could lead the way to big improvements in gathering key information for weather forecasting. The Compact Ocean Wind Vector ...

Provides 3X spectral coverage; 4X resolution; 5X faster than previous generation of satellites Strengthens NOAA’s environmental and weather monitoring Heralds next generation of weather satellite ...

This artist's concept shows the new Weather System Follow-on – Microwave satellite Ball Aerospace is building for the U.S. Air Force under a contract awarded in November. It includes a passive ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Meteorologists use many different instruments to observe and forecast the weather. Some sit at the surface… others remain far above the ground, all are important in knowing and ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A weather vane is an instrument used to show the direction the wind is blowing from. It is one of the simplest weather instruments created and it has been used since ancient times. The ...

Weather instruments around New England recorded two shockwaves from the enormous blast created by the volcanic eruption of the Hunga Tonga volcano in the South Pacific Ocean.The underwater blast ...