NOAA operates the DMSP satellites in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, with NOAA responsible for operating the ground systems development and overseeing the satellites daily operation. (NOAA) I ...

As of July 31, the Navy’s Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center will stop sharing satellite weather data with NOAA. Here, satellite imagery shows Hurricane Florence approaching the U.S.

A plan that would have stopped the flow of essential forecast data from a trio of aging military satellites during the middle of hurricane season has been nixed after widespread pushback. Statements ...

NOAA’s senior-most official overseeing the agency’s satellites said Monday morning he remained in the dark about why he was placed on administrative leave last week pending an investigation into his ...

Stephen Volz, associate administrator for satellite and information services, speaks at a NASA press conference before the launch of the GOES-S satellite in 2018. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Updated ...

The Fujiwhara effect is rarely seen in the Atlantic Ocean, and though it's still not a sure thing, Tropical Storm Humberto's forecasts are already being impacted by a nearby tropical wave.

WASHINGTON — On Monday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced it is delaying the plan to cut off satellite data provided by the Defense Department by one month. The data helps ...

Great news for weather watchers and hurricane forecasters: NOAA just confirmed it will keep getting key satellite data from the U.S. military, a sudden reversal after last month's announcement that ...

The abrupt cutoff of satellite data crucial for hurricane forecasting is delayed by one month, until July 31, according to a message posted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...