5.1K views · 383 reactions | What a view! The GOES-16 weather satellite captured last week's total solar eclipse over Chile and Argentina from geostationary orbit! (Video courtesy of GOES-16/NASA/NOAA) | The Planetary Society | Facebook

The Japanese weather satellite, Himawari 8, has captured the path of Tropical Cyclone Alfred as it moves along the east coast of Australia. The geostationary satellite moves with the Earth allowing scientists to observe the same hemisphere constantly. The role of Himawari 8 is to provide typhoon, rainstorm, weather forecasts and other related reports for Japan, East Asia, and Western Pacific region. Note: the image gets a bit jittery a couple of times – it's not an editing error, it's a result o

5.2K views · 72 reactions | In 2018, NOAA launches the GOES-S...

85K views · 2.7K reactions | NASA Earth satellite views and data visualizations help us understand the Earth and how it’s changing. This #EarthDay, we invite you to share how you #PictureEarth too. Share photos of some of your favorite natural features with the location and hashtag #PictureEarth: https://go.nasa.gov/2UMkEJf | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

263K views · 1.7K reactions | Next-generation satellites, with limited capabilities, are part of the next wave of Earth observation by NASA. https://goo.gl/AC2yOs | Space.com | Facebook