NASA/NOAA | A Weather Satellite Watches The Sun

GOES is a series of weather satellites providing continuous delivery of real time data helping meteorologists predict weather on Earth with great accuracy. The GOES satellites also look at the Sun and send critical data to space weather forecasters who issue warnings to users such as power companies, airplanes, astronauts, and many more. Watch this video to learn why space weather data is so important for every day life here on Earth.

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• Space weather prediction
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[frizider2]

Next time my credit card doesn't work i'll curse the sun!!!!

[Craydon]

This is super useful, and I'm'a let you finish... But you wouldn't have funding issues if you were working on getting regular slobs like me into space.

[iori97combo]

they use super computers to observe live weather

what config ?!

[Dayversion]

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[roidroid]

i really like that long exposure image of a launch @ 4:30

the gap in the line must be the gap between rocket stages

[schniebot]

WOOOOOOOOO NASA!!1

[Zoroasterrrr]

I love how when nasa talks to anyone they relate to them like a 3 rd grade class. You may now know it but uh NASA originated out of (not a) NAZI Germany under operation Paper Clip. Hi mom.

[goog2k]

Thank you for this which was wonderfully informative, not like many NASA vids which are often just pretty PR.

This was excellent & NASA is terrific.