The extent of polar ice in the Arctic Ocean shrank in the winter of 2025 to its smallest extent since measurements began in ...

GOES-19 satellite, which became operational Tuesday, covers the GOES East orbit 22,236 miles above Earth's equator. It is the final piece of an advanced series of weather satellites to provide ...

the fourth and final satellite in its GOES-R series. Designed to gather advanced meteorological insights from geostationary orbit, the spacecraft will snap up severe weather, wildfire, volcano ...

It will also monitor severe weather, atmospheric rivers, wildfires, volcanic eruptions and other environmental events. The satellite is also equipped with space weather instruments to monitor the sun.

Credit: L3Harris Technologies Colorado Springs — L3Harris Technologies is preparing to modernize the development, production and testing of weather satellite instruments in a new 9,290-square ...