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How 2 US, European Satellites Are Studying Hurricanes During El Niño

Last November, NASA and its European partners launched the Sentinel-6B satellite to improve hurricane forecasts, help protect infrastructure, and benefit commercial industries, including shipping. The satellite now is flying 30 seconds behind its predecessor, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich.

Posted September 9, 2026

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Earth Observatory

Extreme Temperatures

Extreme Weather Events

Europe’s Scorching Summer

A series of heat waves in 2026 is breaking records and taking a toll in Europe.

Posted August 21, 2026

Earth Observatory

Extreme Weather Events

Terra

Tropical Storm Arthur

The first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season brought intense rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Posted June 19, 2026

Earth Observatory

Extreme Weather Events

Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)

Tornado Draws a Jagged Line in Mississippi

The strongest of several twisters to touch down in the southern part of the state in early May 2026 left a visible path of damaged vegetation.

Posted May 22, 2026

Earth Observatory

Extreme Weather Events

Cyclone Rains Spur Papua New Guinea Landslides

Heavy rains from Tropical Cyclone Maila triggered a deadly landslide in the mountains of East New Britain.

Posted May 1, 2026

Earth Observatory

Extreme Weather Events

Sea Ice

Chesapeake Bay Locked in Ice

Nearly 50 years ago, the first Landsat satellite captured the rare sight of Mid-Atlantic waterways frozen over.

Posted February 27, 2026

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Extreme Weather Events

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Dry-Season Floods Drench Northern Colombia

Villages and farmland were swamped after unusually heavy early-February rains pushed the Sinú River over its banks.

Posted February 26, 2026

Earth Observatory

Extreme Weather Events

Floods

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Landsat 8 / LDCM (Landsat Data Continuity Mission)

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)

A Second Cyclone Slams Madagascar

Widespread flooding affected tens of thousands of people after cyclones Fytia and Gezani drenched the island.

Posted February 18, 2026

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Earth Observatory

Extreme Temperatures

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Weather and Atmospheric Dynamics

Summer Heat Hits Southeastern Australia

January brought blistering extremes Down Under as record temperatures scorched the nation’s southeast.

Posted February 11, 2026

Earth Observatory

Extreme Weather Events

Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)

Snow

Winter Grips Japan

The country’s northern regions are accustomed to snow, but unrelenting storms have snarled transportation and caused other challenges this winter.

Posted February 10, 2026

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1

Why Go To Space

2

People of Armstrong

5

Revolutionary Vertical Lift Technology

3

Exosphere

2

Space Biology Program

3

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22

29

Sunita L. Williams

6

Earth's Magnetic Field

5

Mini-RF Instrument

1

Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate

73

Space Technology Research Grants

17

COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager)

2

GOES-U

4

1

Electrified Powertrain Flight Demo

3

MUSE (Multi-slit Solar Explorer)

1

Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations

1

Office of the General Counsel (OGC)

36

Asteroids

48

Technology

112

2

VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)

17

Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS)

1

Opportunity (Rover)

4

40

Small Satellite Missions

27

Charles F. Bolden Jr.

1

Galaxies, Stars, & Black Holes Research

42

STS-41D

1

Doing Business with NASA

5

Marshall Earth Sciences

29

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8

Andromeda Galaxy

8

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1

Human Spaceflight Mission Directorate

3

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1

Knowledge Inventory For Professionals

1

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5

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4

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1

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70

SBIR STTR

8

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13

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4

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16

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29

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6

ER-2

5

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1

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7

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1

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9

John B. Herrington

1

2

MAF Employee Assistance Program

5

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1

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3

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1

6

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1

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3

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1

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282

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39

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1

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1

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2

Ultra-Efficient Aviation

3

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3

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1

2017 Solar Eclipse

3

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46

Artemis 1

17

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555

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1

Libera

1

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10

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2

Cassini

10

1

Strategic Integration and Management Division

1

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15

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68

Mars Exploration Program

10

Native American Heritage Month

7

Airspace Operations and Safety Program

16

Bennu

6

High-Tech Computing

14

The Sun

67

JUICE (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer)

1

Wildfires

38

People of Goddard

81

Richard A. Mastracchio

1

1

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48

Commercial Supersonic Technology

15

Glenn Research Center

239

SunRISE (Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment)

3

134

Explore

7

34

Cosmic Microwave Background

1

GOLD (Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk)

3

Sustainability at Kennedy Space Center

11

Electromagnetic Spectrum

6

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

88

Advanced Plant Habitat (APH)

3

2

41

Technology Demonstration

21

James A. McDivitt

1

Virgil I. Grissom

3

Lunar Discovery & Exploration Program

2

26

Quesst: The Flights

5

Small Spacecraft Technology Program

20

Charles O. Hobaugh

1

Galaxy clusters

17

STS-51A

1

Donald R. Pettit

4

Marshall Heliophysics & Planetary Science

8

Neutral Buoyancy Lab

3

Anil Menon

5

Brewster H. Shaw Jr.

1

Human System Risks

17

Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS)

2

LAGEOS (LAser GEOdynamics Satellite)

2

3

1

Rosalind Franklin (Rover)

1

Planets

30

Science & Research

254

5

Flight Innovation

46

Starburst

1

CYGNSS (Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System)

1

Gravitational Lensing

7

EscaPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers)

7

1

NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program

39

AeroSpace Frontiers

59

Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE)

3

Terrestrial Planets

1

5

Water & Energy Cycle

5

MAF Status

1

6

Red Dwarfs

1

ExoMars

3

2

CoECI News

24

Gemini III

1

STS-9

2

Earth Day

5

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3

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23

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1

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15

ILLUMA-T

1

Ultraviolet Light

1

Langley Research Center

159

4

2023 Solar Eclipse

9

Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity (ODEO)

1

Artemis 2

203

International Space Station Division

6

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8

10

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30

1

Cell and Molecular Biology

2

5

STS-1

1

Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC)

7

Heliophysics Research Program

6

Mars Exploration Rovers (MER)

4

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30

Alan B. Shepard Jr.

1

1

Hispanic Heritage Month

6

The Sun & Solar Physics

6

Juno

21

Wildland Fire Management

5

People of Johnson

67

Richard H. Truly

1

3

Space Communications Technology

21

Common Exploration Systems Development Division

4

Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI)

2

Sunspots

4

Earth's Vital Signs

1

Extreme Temperatures

7

Spacesuits

8

2

GRACE (Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment)

7

Ellington Field

2

33

Advanced Space Suits

2

Astrogram

8

Technology Demonstration Missions Program

14

James H. Newman

1

Virtual Guest Program

11

3

Origin & Evolution of the Universe

18

Quesst: The Mission

3

SmallSats Program

5

Christina H. Koch

25

3

STS-51C

1

Dragonfly

8

Marshall Science Projects

8

31

1

11

Humans in Space

410

Tracy Caldwell Dyson

8

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11

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10

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1

Rosetta

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