One can easily see the swirls of clouds associated with storm systems crossing the hemisphere from west to east. This image was created using the VIIRS instrument on the satellite, which creates a ...

Earth's Eastern Hemisphere comes into view in this March 30, 2014 image snapped by an instrument aboard the Suomi NPP satellite ... which will provide a global map of soil moisture.

The Earth-orbiting Suomi NPP satellite, launched on Oct. 28, 2011, is no exception, as the instrument-clad orbiter has spit out some breathtaking shots of humanity's home planet, including one of the ...