Fact or myth: Animals and changing seasons
Even though animals don’t buy pumpkin spice toothpaste in the fall or plant way too many petunias in the spring, their behavior still changes with...
Tracking Rina
The disturbance in the central Atlantic east of Tropical Storm Philippe is now Tropical Storm Rina. What You Need To Know Tropical Storm Rina is between...
The Full Harvest Moon joins a trio of planets
The Full Harvest Moon brightens our night sky to finish the week. It’ll be fullest early Friday morning at 4:57 a.m. ET. What You Need...
‘Lights Out’ can help migrating birds
We’re in the midst of bird migration season. Many of the birds travel at night, and the bright lights of towns and cities can make...
Tracking Philippe
Tropical Storm Philippe formed over the Central Tropical Atlantic on Saturday, Sept. 23, becoming the sixteenth named storm of 2023 season. What You Need To...
The science behind the season
The days become shorter; the air becomes crisp, and pumpkin-flavored everything appears in stores. This means fall is upon us, but why exactly is it...
Tracking Ophelia
Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall near Emerald Isle, North Carolina, early Saturday morning. With this, the weather will continue to deteriorate up the East Coast...
Northern lights were visible this week in the mid-latitudes
Earlier this week, social media was buzzing with pictures of the Aurora Borealis, otherwise known as the northern lights. People sent pictures to various Spectrum...
Watch how NOAA flew into the record books
Robots are blowing the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration into the Guinness World Records book. What You Need To Know NOAA set two world records A...
What is light pollution?
If you live in or near a crowded city and have tried to see the stars or a meteor shower in the night sky, you...