NOAA sends Coyote aircrafts inside Hurricane Edouard

The NOAA Hurricane Hunters released unmanned Coyote aircrafts inside Hurricane Edouard Monday.  The aircrafts were sent in to fly near the ocean surface to collect data.  The following is an excerpt from an article released by NOAA Monday morning: “NOAA hurricane hunters entered a new chapter in the use of unmanned aircraft systems today when scientists […]

Thunderstorm Seen From Space

We all know what the dark, ominous clouds underneath a thunderstorm look like, but did you know thunderstorms look just as spectacular from above. Check out this picture from a NASA aircraft.   Rotating storm cell taken from @NASA‘s ER-2 aircraft May 23, 2014 http://t.co/s5wrR7iY3A h/t @sezick pic.twitter.com/1eAvKnYne9 — Anthony Quintano (@AnthonyQuintano) June 19, 2014 […]