State-of-the-art weather instruments developed by University of New Hampshire researchers have been launched into outer space.The equipment was launched into space aboard a rocket carrying a NASA ...

Launched Tuesday to the space station, the COWVR and TEMPEST two instruments could lead the way to big improvements in gathering key information for weather forecasting. The Compact Ocean Wind Vector ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Meteorologists use many different instruments to observe and forecast the weather. Some sit at the surface… others remain far above the ground, all are important in knowing and ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A weather vane is an instrument used to show the direction the wind is blowing from. It is one of the simplest weather instruments created and it has been used since ancient times. The ...

Well before anyone suspected that a freak mid-March blizzard could be headed their way, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association was predicting a storm might be brewing. One of its weather ...

Students ask me this question a lot at local career days throughout the school year: “Miss... (pointing at the anemometer I have up on the screen), what does THAT thing do?” It typically leads to a ...

This artist's concept shows the new Weather System Follow-on – Microwave satellite Ball Aerospace is building for the U.S. Air Force under a contract awarded in November. It includes a passive ...

This map, made using COWVR’s new observations, shows Earth’s microwave emissions at a frequency that provides information on the strength of winds at the ocean surface, the amount of water in clouds, ...

Being right in the middle of technology news, I’m always surprised by the creativity of engineers who make the world around us move. iPads make their way into operation rooms, educational systems are ...