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Credit: Getty Images." loading="lazy" /> </a> </div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="c-view__row"> <article class="is-promoted c-teaser node-teaser" role="article" data-observe-resizes> <div class="image-wrapper image-wrapper-left"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <a href="/news/new-noaa-research-ships-reach-key-construction-milestone-ext" hreflang="en"><img title="In March, Discoverer was successfully launched in Houma, Louisiana, at Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors. (Image credit: OMAO)" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/2025-04/DiscovererFloats.jpg?h=7f05d224&itok=uiODIgOr" width="650" height="365" alt="In March, Discoverer was successfully launched in Houma, Louisiana, at Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors." loading="lazy" /> </a> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="content-wrapper"> <div class="title"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/news/new-noaa-research-ships-reach-key-construction-milestone-ext" hreflang="en">New NOAA research ships reach key construction milestone</a></div></div></div> </div> <div class="date"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-publication-date c-field--type-datetime c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><time datetime="2025-04-07T12:00:00Z">April 7, 2025</time> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="tags-wrapper"> <div class="tags focus-areas"> <span class="tag-label">Focus areas:</span> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-node-focus-area c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/marine-aviation">Marine & Aviation</a> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="tags topic-tags"> <span class="tag-label">Topics:</span> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-tags c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/topic-tags/noaa-ships" hreflang="en">NOAA ships</a></div><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/topic-tags/research" hreflang="en">research</a></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="image-wrapper image-wrapper-right"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <a href="/news/new-noaa-research-ships-reach-key-construction-milestone-ext" hreflang="en"><img title="In March, Discoverer was successfully launched in Houma, Louisiana, at Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors. (Image credit: OMAO)" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/2025-04/DiscovererFloats.jpg?h=7f05d224&itok=uiODIgOr" width="650" height="365" alt="In March, Discoverer was successfully launched in Houma, Louisiana, at Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors." loading="lazy" /> </a> </div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="c-view__row"> <article class="is-promoted c-teaser node-teaser" role="article" data-observe-resizes> <div class="image-wrapper image-wrapper-left"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <a href="/news/join-us-for-noaafleetweek-ext" hreflang="en"><img title="TEST (Image credit: TEST)" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/2024-05/NOAAAIRPLANEINTHECLOUDS.jpg?h=9e24fc76&itok=i-qebmHs" width="650" height="365" alt="TEST" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="content-wrapper"> <div class="title"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/news/join-us-for-noaafleetweek-ext" hreflang="en">Join us for #NOAAFleetWeek</a></div></div></div> </div> <div class="date"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-publication-date c-field--type-datetime c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><time datetime="2025-04-07T12:00:00Z">April 7, 2025</time> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="tags-wrapper"> <div class="tags focus-areas"> <span class="tag-label">Focus areas:</span> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-node-focus-area c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/marine-aviation">Marine & Aviation</a> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="tags topic-tags"> <span class="tag-label">Topics:</span> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-tags c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/topic-tags/noaa-ships" hreflang="en">NOAA ships</a></div><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/topic-tags/noaa-planes" hreflang="en">NOAA planes</a></div><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/topic-tags/research" hreflang="en">research</a></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="image-wrapper image-wrapper-right"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <a href="/news/join-us-for-noaafleetweek-ext" hreflang="en"><img title="TEST (Image credit: TEST)" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/2024-05/NOAAAIRPLANEINTHECLOUDS.jpg?h=9e24fc76&itok=i-qebmHs" width="650" height="365" alt="TEST" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="c-view__row"> <article class="is-promoted c-teaser node-teaser" role="article" data-observe-resizes> <div class="image-wrapper image-wrapper-left"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <a href="/news/level-up-with-noaa-fathomverses-new-ocean-exploration-game-ext" hreflang="en"><img title="Cell phone showing an image of a shrimp with other ocean animal names listed below it. (Image credit: MBARI)" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/2025-04/mbarishrimp.png?itok=LNHBZN6a" width="650" height="365" alt="Cell phone showing an image of a shrimp with other ocean animal names listed below it." loading="lazy" /> </a> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="content-wrapper"> <div class="title"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/news/level-up-with-noaa-fathomverses-new-ocean-exploration-game-ext" hreflang="en">Level up with NOAA, Fathomverse's new ocean exploration game</a></div></div></div> </div> <div class="date"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-publication-date c-field--type-datetime c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><time datetime="2025-04-03T12:00:00Z">April 3, 2025</time> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="tags-wrapper"> <div class="tags focus-areas"> <span class="tag-label">Focus areas:</span> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-node-focus-area c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/satellites">Satellites</a> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="tags topic-tags"> <span class="tag-label">Topics:</span> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-tags c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/topic-tags/data" hreflang="en">data</a></div><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/topic-tags/games" hreflang="en">games</a></div><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/topic-tags/ocean-exploration" hreflang="en">ocean exploration</a></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="image-wrapper image-wrapper-right"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <a href="/news/level-up-with-noaa-fathomverses-new-ocean-exploration-game-ext" hreflang="en"><img title="Cell phone showing an image of a shrimp with other ocean animal names listed below it. (Image credit: MBARI)" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/2025-04/mbarishrimp.png?itok=LNHBZN6a" width="650" height="365" alt="Cell phone showing an image of a shrimp with other ocean animal names listed below it." loading="lazy" /> </a> </div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="c-view__row"> <article class="is-promoted c-teaser node-teaser" role="article" data-observe-resizes> <div class="image-wrapper image-wrapper-left"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <a href="/news/65-years-since-worlds-first-weather-satellite-ext" hreflang="en"><img title="The TIROS-1 satellite. (Image credit: NASA)" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/2025-04/migratedTIROS1satellite.jpg?h=b0d2d392&itok=O9Psw4eH" width="650" height="365" alt="The TIROS-1 satellite." loading="lazy" /> </a> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="content-wrapper"> <div class="title"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/news/65-years-since-worlds-first-weather-satellite-ext" hreflang="en">65 years since the world’s first weather satellite </a></div></div></div> </div> <div class="date"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-publication-date c-field--type-datetime c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><time datetime="2025-04-03T12:00:00Z">April 3, 2025</time> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="tags-wrapper"> <div class="tags focus-areas"> <span class="tag-label">Focus areas:</span> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-node-focus-area c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/satellites">Satellites</a> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="tags topic-tags"> <span class="tag-label">Topics:</span> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-tags c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/topic-tags/satellites" hreflang="en">satellites</a></div><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/topic-tags/weather" hreflang="en">weather</a></div><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/topic-tags/forecasting" hreflang="en">forecasting</a></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="image-wrapper image-wrapper-right"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <a href="/news/65-years-since-worlds-first-weather-satellite-ext" hreflang="en"><img title="The TIROS-1 satellite. (Image credit: NASA)" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/2025-04/migratedTIROS1satellite.jpg?h=b0d2d392&itok=O9Psw4eH" width="650" height="365" alt="The TIROS-1 satellite." loading="lazy" /> </a> </div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="c-view__row"> <article class="is-promoted c-teaser node-teaser" role="article" data-observe-resizes> <div class="image-wrapper image-wrapper-left"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <a href="/office-education/citizen-science/stories/meet-citizen-scientists-supporting-noaas-mission" hreflang="en"><img title="Three photos of citizen science volunteers. From left to right, the first photo is of Shelby wearing a raincoat and hat, standing on a cliff near a foggy coastline. Second, Esther and Jerry stand together on a sandy beach holding turtle monitoring equipment. Third, Craig Wollam holds a large fish while standing on a boat with the coastline in the background. (Image credit: NOAA Education)" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/2025-04/volunteer-spotlight-hero.png?h=581829a1&itok=I9RBiH9Q" width="650" height="365" alt="Three photos of citizen science volunteers. From left to right, the first photo is of Shelby wearing a raincoat and hat, standing on a cliff near a foggy coastline. Second, Esther and Jerry stand together on a sandy beach holding turtle monitoring equipment. Third, Craig Wollam holds a large fish while standing on a boat with the coastline in the background." loading="lazy" /> </a> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="content-wrapper"> <div class="title"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/office-education/citizen-science/stories/meet-citizen-scientists-supporting-noaas-mission" hreflang="en">Meet the citizen scientists supporting NOAA’s mission</a></div></div></div> </div> <div class="date"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-publication-date c-field--type-datetime c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><time datetime="2025-04-02T12:00:00Z">April 2, 2025</time> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="tags-wrapper"> <div class="tags focus-areas"> <span class="tag-label">Focus areas:</span> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-node-focus-area c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/education">Education</a> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="tags offices"> <span class="tag-label">Offices:</span> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-office c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/office-education">Office of Education</a> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="tags programs"> <span class="tag-label">Programs:</span> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-program c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/office-education/citizen-science">Citizen Science</a> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="tags topic-tags"> <span class="tag-label">Topics:</span> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-tags c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/topic-tags/citizen-science" hreflang="en">citizen science</a></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="image-wrapper image-wrapper-right"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <a href="/office-education/citizen-science/stories/meet-citizen-scientists-supporting-noaas-mission" hreflang="en"><img title="Three photos of citizen science volunteers. From left to right, the first photo is of Shelby wearing a raincoat and hat, standing on a cliff near a foggy coastline. Second, Esther and Jerry stand together on a sandy beach holding turtle monitoring equipment. Third, Craig Wollam holds a large fish while standing on a boat with the coastline in the background. (Image credit: NOAA Education)" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/2025-04/volunteer-spotlight-hero.png?h=581829a1&itok=I9RBiH9Q" width="650" height="365" alt="Three photos of citizen science volunteers. From left to right, the first photo is of Shelby wearing a raincoat and hat, standing on a cliff near a foggy coastline. Second, Esther and Jerry stand together on a sandy beach holding turtle monitoring equipment. Third, Craig Wollam holds a large fish while standing on a boat with the coastline in the background." loading="lazy" /> </a> </div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="c-view__row"> <article class="is-promoted c-teaser node-teaser" role="article" data-observe-resizes> <div class="image-wrapper image-wrapper-left"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <a href="/news/photo-feature-last-light-at-south-pole-brings-6-months-of-darkness" hreflang="en"><img title="MARCH 20, 2025: The setting sun at NOAA's South Pole Atmospheric Baseline Observatory. Dark Sector telescopes and a final glimpse of sunlight are framed by a wave of snow, setting off six months of darkness at the South Pole. (Image credit: Ian Crocker/NOAA)" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/2025-04/20250325SastrugiSunset.jpeg?h=4233ef75&itok=aEZsEM2D" width="650" height="365" alt="MARCH 20, 2025: The setting sun at NOAA's South Pole Atmospheric Baseline Observatory. Dark Sector telescopes and a final glimpse of sunlight are framed by a wave of snow, setting off six months of darkness at the South Pole." loading="lazy" /> </a> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="content-wrapper"> <div class="title"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-title c-field--type-string c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/news/photo-feature-last-light-at-south-pole-brings-6-months-of-darkness" hreflang="en">Photo feature: Last light at South Pole brings 6 months of darkness</a></div></div></div> </div> <div class="date"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-publication-date c-field--type-datetime c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"><time datetime="2025-04-02T12:00:00Z">April 2, 2025</time> </div></div></div> </div> <div class="tags-wrapper"> <div class="tags focus-areas"> <span class="tag-label">Focus areas:</span> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-node-focus-area c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/research">Research</a> </div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="tags topic-tags"> <span class="tag-label">Topics:</span> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-tags c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__items"><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/topic-tags/ozone" hreflang="en">ozone</a></div><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/topic-tags/south-pole" hreflang="en">South Pole</a></div><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/topic-tags/research" hreflang="en">research</a></div><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/topic-tags/greenhouse-gases" hreflang="en">greenhouse gases</a></div><div class="c-field__item"><a href="/topic-tags/solar-radiation" hreflang="en">solar radiation</a></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="image-wrapper image-wrapper-right"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <a href="/news/photo-feature-last-light-at-south-pole-brings-6-months-of-darkness" hreflang="en"><img title="MARCH 20, 2025: The setting sun at NOAA's South Pole Atmospheric Baseline Observatory. Dark Sector telescopes and a final glimpse of sunlight are framed by a wave of snow, setting off six months of darkness at the South Pole. (Image credit: Ian Crocker/NOAA)" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/2025-04/20250325SastrugiSunset.jpeg?h=4233ef75&itok=aEZsEM2D" width="650" height="365" alt="MARCH 20, 2025: The setting sun at NOAA's South Pole Atmospheric Baseline Observatory. Dark Sector telescopes and a final glimpse of sunlight are framed by a wave of snow, setting off six months of darkness at the South Pole." loading="lazy" /> </a> </div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="c-view__row"> <article class="is-promoted c-teaser node-teaser" role="article" data-observe-resizes> <div class="image-wrapper image-wrapper-left"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <a href="/education/stories/ncei-collaborates-with-fathomverse-to-celebrate-citizen-science-month-ext" hreflang="en"><img title="Graphic depicting the bottom of the ocean with different deep sea creatures like starfish and jellyfish. In the center is the FathomVerse logo, with the phrase “explore the depths” underneath." (Image credit: NOAA NCEI)" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/2025-04/splash.png?h=c588e309&itok=4g4iMYVw" width="650" height="365" alt="Graphic depicting the bottom of the ocean with different deep sea creatures like starfish and jellyfish. 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In the center is the FathomVerse logo, with the phrase “explore the depths” underneath." (Image credit: NOAA NCEI)" src="/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_650/public/2025-04/splash.png?h=c588e309&itok=4g4iMYVw" width="650" height="365" alt="Graphic depicting the bottom of the ocean with different deep sea creatures like starfish and jellyfish. In the center is the FathomVerse logo, with the phrase “explore the depths” underneath."" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div></div></div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="c-view__row"> <article class="is-promoted c-teaser node-teaser" role="article" data-observe-resizes> <div class="image-wrapper image-wrapper-left"> <div class="c-field c-field--name-field-image c-field--type-entity-reference c-field--label-hidden"> <div class="c-field__content"><div class="c-field__item"> <a href="/education/stories/nasa-develop-spring-2025-ext" hreflang="en"><img title="Scenic view of a valley through a cave opening. 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