The decision by the Trump administration to defer maintenance of the Joint Polar Satellite System threatens to degrade the ...

The JPSS satellites, which orbit Earth’s poles, provide the backbone of U.S. weather forecasting. Their data is shared with other nations, who in turn provide the United States with weather ...

The Integrated Electronics Module was recently integrated onto the JPSS-2 spacecraft. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

The stakes for failure are high. JPSS “provides the majority of data that informs numerical weather forecasting in the U.S. and delivers critical observations during severe weather events like ...