Penetrating Storm Walls With 8 Powerful New Eyes

Jettisoned from the belly of a plane, a Pegasus rocket blasted into space last week carrying eight hurricane-hunting microsatellites.

Known as the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System, or Cygnss, the fleet was designed by researchers at the University of Michigan to measure wind speeds near the sea surface. The data will improve how scientists predict and observe hurricanes and tropical storms brewing near the Equator and the tropics, according to NASA, which sponsored the project.  http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/19/science/nasa-cygnss-satellites-hurricanes.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fearth&action=click&contentCollection=earth&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=7&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0

Article courtesy of The New York Times by Nicholas St. Fleur