Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

Earth Observatory
Hurricanes & Typhoons
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
The powerful storm lashed the northern edge of the continent with damaging winds and drenching rain as it made landfall multiple times.
Posted March 24, 2026
Earth Observatory
Sun-Earth Interactions
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
A series of nighttime satellite images revealed how moonlight reaching Earth varied throughout a total lunar eclipse.
Posted March 10, 2026
Earth Observatory
Extreme Weather Events
Snow
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
Satellites observed a frozen landscape across much of the country after a massive winter storm.
Posted January 28, 2026
Earth
Earth Day
Suomi NPP (Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership)
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)
This Jan. 30, 2012 image of Earth was created from photographs taken by the Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument aboard the Suomi NPP satellite. Many features of North America and the Western Hemisphere are particularly visible.
Posted April 22, 2024
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