The Roman mission's ground system has successfully completed its preliminary design review, meeting all requirements for science operations. The new data system will enable scientists to conduct sweeping cosmic surveys, yielding a wealth of new information about the universe, including insights into dark matter and dark energy.
NASA's Aqua satellite identified strongest storms surrounding Hurricane Douglas' eyewall, with coldest cloud top temperatures as low as -70 degrees Fahrenheit. The storm is expected to move near or over the Hawaiian Islands this weekend, bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds.
Tropical Storm Gonzalo is expected to produce heavy rainfall, leading to life-threatening flash floods in Barbados and the Windward Islands. NASA's Aqua satellite gathered water vapor data on July 24, showing coldest cloud top temperatures as cold as minus 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
Tropical Depression 8 formed in the Gulf of Mexico on July 22, exhibiting strong storms and coldest cloud top temperatures indicating heavy rainfall potential. NASA's Aqua satellite data shows the depression moving west-northwestward with a better-defined center near the northeastern end of a broadly curved convective band.
Tropical Storm Gonzalo showed slight disorganization in visible and microwave imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite. The storm is forecast to approach the southern Windward Islands on Friday night and move across them Saturday, with a possibility of becoming a hurricane.
Hurricane Douglas rapidly intensified into a category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 120 mph, surrounded by powerful bands of thunderstorms. The storm's eye showed development of an eye and powerful thunderstorms circling it.
The latest Hubble image of Saturn reveals small atmospheric storms in the planet's northern hemisphere, with pronounced banding visible. The ringed planet's atmosphere is mostly hydrogen and helium, with seasonal changes due to increased sunlight also producing a reddish haze.
Tropical Storm Gonzalo has broken a record as the earliest seventh named storm on record in the Atlantic basin. Cloud top temperatures captured by NASA's Aqua satellite indicate strong storms with high rainfall potential.
NASA's infrared data revealed strong thunderstorms with cold cloud top temperatures around Tropical Storm Douglas, indicating potential for heavy rainfall. Despite the threat, Douglas is moving westward at 15 mph and is expected to strengthen into a hurricane on July 23.
Tropical Storm Douglas is strengthening due to low wind shear and warm sea surface temperatures, with the potential to become a hurricane in the next few days. The storm's cloud tops reached as cold as minus 70 degrees Fahrenheit, indicating strong storms capable of generating heavy rainfall.
Tropical Depression 7E is weakening due to wind shear and cool ocean waters. The storm has lost all deep convection, with only a small patch of clouds remaining.
Tropical Depression 7E formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean near Mexico's Baja California Peninsula and is expected to track over cool waters, weakening it. NASA's Terra satellite detected strong storms with cold cloud top temperatures, indicating potential for heavy rainfall.
Tropical Depression 06E has opened up into a trough with minimal concentrations of water vapor detected by NASA's Aqua satellite. The system is dissipating due to the loss of closed circulation and interaction with cooler waters.
Tropical Depression 6E has several small areas of strong storms with cold cloud top temperatures, indicating potential for heavy rainfall. The depression is expected to dissipate due to colder sea surface temperatures and lack of intensity requirements.
NASA tracked Tropical Storm Fay's development using satellite data, creating an animation of the storm's progression. The strongest storms were located in the northeastern quadrant, with temperatures as cold as -63 degrees Fahrenheit, indicating powerful thunderstorms and potential heavy rainfall.
Tropical Storm Cristina has become better organized with a curved band around the center and ragged eye visible in satellite images. Cloud top temperatures as cold as minus 70 degrees Fahrenheit indicate strong storms with the potential to generate heavy rainfall, and maximum sustained winds near 70 mph.
Tropical cyclones use warm air as fuel to form and strengthen. Cloud top temperatures provide information about the strongest storms within a tropical cyclone, which can indicate heavy rain and potential hurricane formation.
NASA's Aqua satellite gathered water vapor data on Tropical Storm Cristina, revealing highest concentrations of water vapor and coldest cloud top temperatures around the center of circulation. The analysis indicates that storms with such conditions have the potential to produce heavy rainfall.
Tropical cyclones are made of hundreds of thunderstorms, and infrared data can show where the strongest storms are located. NASA research has found that cloud top temperatures as cold as minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit indicate strong storms with potential to generate heavy rainfall.
NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured post-tropical cyclone Edouard transitioning into the western North Atlantic. The system was classified as extratropical due to its merged center of circulation with a frontal boundary.
Tropical Storm Edouard is being battered by strong southwesterly winds and wind shear, displacing its strongest storms. The storm's cloud top temperatures indicate potential for heavy rainfall as it transitions into a post-tropical system.
New radar findings suggest the Moon's subsurface is richer in metals like iron and titanium than previously believed. The research uses dielectric properties to locate metal oxides in lunar soil, revealing a steady increase in concentration with crater size.
Tropical Depression Four-E formed on June 29 and is forecast to weaken as it moves northwestward. The depression's maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 30 mph with higher gusts.
KELT-9 b experiences two summers and two winters every year due to its unique polar orbit around an extremely hot star. The planet's atmosphere streams away into space as it receives 44,000 times more energy from its star than Earth does from the Sun.
Tropical Cyclone Boris weakened to a remnant low-pressure area over the Central Pacific Ocean, dissipating by June 30. The NASA-NOAA satellite animation provided an image of the storm's progression from June 26 to June 29.
Fires have spread across Angola and DRC in June 2020, with 61,661 alerts in Angola and 102,738 in DRC, according to Global Forest Watch. This 'slash and burn' agriculture practice has been used for over 12,000 years, clearing fields and returning nutrients to the soil.
The Suomi NPP satellite analyzed the expansive Saharan dust plume, which extended over 5,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean and impacted air quality in North and South America. The aerosol particles have significant effects on human health, weather, and climate, including cooling or warming the earth.
Tropical Storm Boris formed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, with NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite providing visible imagery. The storm strengthened to maximum strength before weakening back into a depression over the next 12 hours.
The Hubble Space Telescope captured an image of a young star surrounded by a disk that casts a huge, 200-light-year-long shadow. The shadow's movement was initially thought to be caused by planet warping the disk, but further observation revealed it was actually flapping like wings.
Post-Tropical Cyclone Dolly weakened further as it moved northeastward, losing tropical characteristics. The storm's strongest thunderstorms were displaced to the south of the center, and it is forecast to dissipate by Thursday morning.
Scientists have discovered a planet about as large as Neptune that orbits the young star AU Mic in just over a week, providing valuable insights into planetary formation and evolution. The planet, named AU Mic b, was detected using data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) and retired Spitzer Space Telescope.
Subtropical Depression 4 formed over the North Atlantic Ocean on June 22, with cold cloud top temperatures indicating strong storms. The depression is expected to weaken and transition into a post-tropical cyclone by Wednesday.
The Bighorn Fire, which started in the Catalina Mountains on June 5th, has grown to 65,536 acres and is 33 percent contained. The Suomi NPP satellite captured a massive smoke trail extending 63 miles southeast and 41 miles northeast, providing critical information for fire management and ecosystem monitoring.
Tropical Storm Dolly formed over the Northern Atlantic Ocean after transitioning from a subtropical depression. NASA's Terra satellite captured an image of the storm on June 23, revealing strong winds and a thick band of thunderstorms. The National Hurricane Center predicts Dolly will weaken and become post-tropical by Wednesday.
A massive Saharan dust cloud formed from strong atmospheric updrafts, picked up by prevailing winds, and is now being blown across the Atlantic and eventually over North and South America. The dust helps build beaches in the Caribbean and fertilizes soils in the Amazon.
Researchers have found unprecedented levels of complexity and rapid changes in jets and gas bubbles blasting off from the centers of two young planetary nebulas. Hubble's multi-wavelength observations are helping to converge on an understanding of the mechanisms underlying these chaotic fireworks.
More than a quarter of exoplanets could be ocean worlds, harboring subsurface oceans and releasing energy similar to Europa and Enceladus. Scientists predict that these planets may be geologically active enough to support life, with some releasing more heat than others.
The study uses IBEX's long record to examine how the Sun's mood swings play out at the edge of the heliosphere. The results show the shifting outer heliosphere in great detail, hinting at processes behind one of its most puzzling features.
Citizen scientist Trygve Prestgard discovers 4,000th comet in SOHO data, part of the Kreutz family of sungrazers. The comet is extremely faint and close to the Sun when discovered, making it impossible to see without a telescope.
NASA monitored Tropical Storm Nuri's landfall in southern China, using Terra satellite images to track its progression. The storm dissipated after making landfall, with maximum sustained winds near 25 knots.
Tropical Depression Nuri formed after passing over Luzon, Philippines and moved into the South China Sea. The storm is forecast to make landfall southwest of Hong Kong, China on June 14 with maximum sustained winds of 30 knots.
Post-tropical cyclone Cristobal is soaking the Great Lakes, triggering watches and warnings for heavy rain, gusty winds, and tornadoes. Rainfall rates reached 1 inch per hour in some areas, with minor to moderate river flooding expected.
The James Webb Space Telescope has successfully tested its deployable tower extension, a critical component that allows the observatory to cool down and unfold in space. The test simulated zero-gravity conditions and performed exactly as predicted, providing valuable insights into the telescope's performance.
Tropical Depression Cristobal is generating large amounts of rainfall while heading towards the Great Lakes region. Forecasters expect Cristobal to produce storm total rainfall accumulations of 2-4 inches with local amounts up to 6 inches, potentially leading to flash flooding.
Heavy rainfall rates of up to 1 inch per hour were observed north of Tropical Storm Cristobal, leading to large amounts of rain on the ground. The National Hurricane Center predicts storm total rainfall accumulations of 5-10 inches across portions of the Gulf Coast.
NASA's Aqua satellite gathered infrared imagery and cloud top temperature data on Tropical Depression Cristobal, revealing areas of powerful thunderstorms with potential for heavy rainfall. The storm is expected to strengthen later today and regain tropical storm strength in the next 48 hours.
NASA's Terra satellite captured visible images of Nisarga's remnant clouds over central India. The storm weakened from hurricane force to a depression and eventually into a low-pressure area, bringing light to moderate rainfall to the region.
Cristobal has the potential to generate heavy rainfall, with NASA's AIRS instrument revealing cold cloud top temperatures indicating strong storms. The storm is expected to produce extreme rainfall amounts through the end of the week, causing life-threatening flash floods and mudslides in affected areas.
Tropical Storm Cristobal generated large amounts of rainfall over Mexico's Yucatan and Central America. NASA analyzed cloud top temperatures using satellite data to assess the storm's strength.
Tropical Cyclone Nisarga strengthened significantly before making landfall in west central India, according to NASA infrared data. The storm intensified from 40 knots to hurricane strength within 12 hours, with cloud top temperatures reaching as cold as minus 63 degrees Fahrenheit.