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Close-up view of the eye of category 5 Typhoon Maysak as seen from the International Space Station in March 2015
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Chasing Cyclones from Space

by C. R. Jackson, T. W. Ruff, J. A. Knaff, A. Mouche and C. R. Sampson 2 June 202126 April 2022

The pioneering use of satellite-based synthetic aperture radar to characterize tropical cyclones in near-real time has provided a crucial new tool with which to forecast powerful storms.

Orange and brown planet-looking object
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Record-Setting Winds on a Nearby Brown Dwarf

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 16 April 202024 October 2022

Infrared and radio observations reveal zonal winds moving faster than 2,000 kilometers per hour on a “failed star” in our celestial neighborhood.

A pink and green nebula with bright blue stars
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Five Spitzer Discoveries About Solar Systems Near and Far

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 30 January 202010 January 2023

The powerful infrared space telescope is powering down after 16 years. It has revolutionized our understanding of solar systems, including hidden surprises in our own.

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Christensen Receives 2018 Fred Whipple Award

by AGU 20 November 20187 April 2023

Philip Christensen will receive the 2018 Fred Whipple Award at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2018, to be held 10–14 December in Washington, D. C. The award recognizes an individual who has made “outstanding contributions in the field of planetary science.”

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Listening to the Clouds

by Z. Li 22 January 201813 February 2023

The assimilation of cloud-cleared infrared data improves numerical weather forecasting, especially for hurricanes, by providing thermodynamic information in cloudy atmosphere.

Researchers spot new details in Juno satellite images of Jupiter’s aurora
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Juno Gets Spectacular View of Jupiter’s Aurora

by Mark Zastrow 7 September 20178 August 2022

The NASA spacecraft has taken images of Jupiter’s powerful aurora dancing around its poles, revealing never-before-seen details in their structure.

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Space Telescope Findings Suggest Molten Planetary Surface

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 30 March 201624 October 2022

Researchers studying the super-Earth 55 Cancri e spotted some puzzling features that provide a new vision of the orb's surface.

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Final Mirror Segment Added to Powerful Future Space Observatory

by Randy Showstack 8 February 201617 January 2023

After years of planning, testing, and assembly, the James Webb Space Telescope, the world's largest infrared, space-based observatory, is taking shape.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Evidence for Volcanoes on Venus

by David Shultz 16 October 201517 February 2023

Infrared light from the planet's surface shows hot spots that might be caused by lava.

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A Database of African Precipitation from 1983 Onward

by C. Schultz 6 February 201515 March 2023

Satellite infrared observations are used to reconstruct African precipitation records for the past 30 years in an attempt to infer rainfall variability.

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