NOAA and the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) at the University of Colorado, Boulder, produced this image of Hurricane Irma in 2017 with observations from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite on NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System.

Raytheon won a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration contract for a study of High-Resolution Infrared Sounder (HIRIS), a weather instrument designed to offer detailed views of cloud tops and the dry line, where moist and dry air meet.

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Debra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco. Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient...