When viewed from just the right position in space, you’d be hard-pressed to think that our home planet is anything but a water world. And in all the ways that count, you’d be right; there’s almost ...

Caption: Engineers fully extend one quadrant of Sunjammer’s rectangular solar sail on the floor of L’Garde’s manufacturing facility in Tustin, Calif., for a Sept. 29 test. Credit: L’GARDE PHOTO ...

As Hurricane Florence closed in on North Carolina, data from six weather buoys off of Wilmington told forecasters what the rest of their instruments didn't. The subtle variations in waves, water ...

HEATHER, HOW DO THESE BUOYS ACTUALLY WORK? HEATHER: THE GROUP OF 55 BUOYS, WHICH YOU SEE HERE, IS CALLED THE TAO ARRAY. "TAO" STANDING FOR TROPICAL ATMOSPHERE OCEAN. EACH BUOY MEASURES WIND, RELATIVE ...

Science instruments can be put just about anywhere, and come in all different shapes and sizes. Meteorologist Kylee Miller took a trip to NOAA in Ann Arbor, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Gathering accurate atmospheric and water data over the open waters of Lake Ontario is no easy task. While satellite and radar tools provide useful insight, nothing compares to direct ...