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Taking a Gander at Utah’s Goosenecks
Image: NASA
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Astronaut photograph ISS075-E-188830 was acquired on October 6, 2026, with a Nikon Z9 digital camera using a focal length of 400 millimeters. It is provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations Facility and the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit at NASA Johnson Space Center. The image was taken by a member of the Expedition 75 crew. The image has been cropped and enhanced to improve contrast, and lens artifacts have been removed. The International Space Station Program supports the laboratory as part of the ISS National Lab to help astronauts take pictures of Earth that will be of the greatest value to scientists and the public, and to make those images freely available on the internet. Additional images taken by astronauts and cosmonauts can be viewed at the NASA/JSC Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. Photo by Bob Wick (BLM), via Flickr. Story by Lindsey Doermann.
NOAA weather modeling hits key milestone with Rapid Refresh Forecast System debut
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The Rapid Refresh Forecast System, pictured above, delivers the most detailed, short-term regional forecasts over all of North America, and with hourly updates and longer forecast lead times than other models. This screenshot shows the forecast for accumulated precipitation for the 24 hours before 12 p.m. MDT on October 30, 2026. (Image credit: NOAA Global Systems Laboratory)
California coastal water levels break records
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