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Sentinel-6B Extends Global Ocean Height Record

Explore This Section Earth Earth Observer Editor’s Corner Feature Articles Meeting Summaries News Science in the News Calendars In Memoriam Announcements More Archives Conference Schedules Style Guide 7 min read Sentinel-6B Extends Global Ocean Height Record Introduction On November 16,…

Patrick Taylor

Patrick Taylor Research Scientist, Climate Science Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center About Dr. Patrick Taylor, a research scientist at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center and member of the Radiation Budget Science Project. Dr. Taylor…

Yellowstone hot spring spews forth spectacular muddy plumes

Black Diamond Pool eruption provides dramatic footage after being captured on official camera A hot spring in Yellowstone national park that erupts sporadically was captured on an official camera exploding in spectacular muddy plumes at the weekend. Volcanic experts at…

View the most compelling imagery NOAA satellites captured in 2025

View the most compelling imagery NOAA satellites captured in 2025 An image from NOAA’s GOES-18 satellite of the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire burning in Southern California on January 8, 2025. (Image credit: NOAA) Download Image December 22, 2025 Satellites…

Can anyone save the Sumatran rhino?

Long considered elusive and endangered, the Sumatran rhino is now estimated to have fewer than 50 individuals left in Indonesia’s fragmented forests. In 1984, conservationists captured 40 animals for a global captive-breeding program to stall an extinction that seemed imminent.…

A Dance of Galaxies

These two galaxies are named NGC 4490 and NGC 4485, and they’re located about 24 million light-years away in the constellation Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs). They are the closest known interacting dwarf-dwarf galaxy system where astronomers have observed the…