Uploaded March 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
NOAA and NASA work together to watch over our Earth, providing data for weather forecasting with a fleet of polar and geostationary orbiting satellites. The agencies also are important partners for watching the Sun’s activity and monitoring space weather, which can have impacts on our power grids and communication infrastructure.
So when an annual solar eclipse – also known as the “ring of fire” – was due to pass over the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta on October 14, 2023, NOAA and NASA were on hand to help the tens of thousands of Fiesta visitors view the eclipse safely, while their satellites captured the event from space. The agencies will be back in action for the total solar eclipse passing over North America on April 8, 2024. It will be the last total solar eclipse in the contiguous United States for nearly two decades.
NOAA and NASA work together to watch over our Earth, providing data for weather forecasting with a fleet of polar and geostationary orbiting satellites. The agencies also are important partners for watching the Sun’s activity and monitoring space weather, which can have impacts on our power grids and communication infrastructure.
So when an annual solar eclipse – also known as the “ring of fire” – was due to pass over the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta on October 14, 2023, NOAA and NASA were on hand to help the tens of thousands of Fiesta visitors view the eclipse safely, while their satellites captured the event from space. The agencies will be back in action for the total solar eclipse passing over North America on April 8, 2024. It will be the last total solar eclipse in the contiguous United States for nearly two decades.
