Planet NOAA

Follow the journey of marine specimens from the seafloor to the museum floor with zoologist and curator Allen Collins. A NOAA employee makes a surprise discovery in a record store.

Get up close with coral reefs with expert Brian Beck. Plus, an early philosophical spat kicks modern coral research into high gear.

From delivering America its daily weather forecasts to unlocking the secrets of the deepest depths of the ocean, NOAA’s impact is felt from sun to sea and everywhere in between. Join us on the Planet NOAA Podcast to put your scientific trivia knowledge to the test, get up close with cool science, and stream one-on-one conversations with our top experts.

Dive into the science and observational tech that helps us research and predict severe weather—including hurricanes—with the scientists that make those innovations possible. Dr. Steve Thur gives us an inside look into how NOAA Research studies scientific phenomena from the deepest depths of the ocean to the stars above.

Grow your geodesy knowledge! Explore NOAA’s charting and spatial awareness innovations throughout air, land and sea. Plus, dig into Earth observations via NOAA’s eyes in the sky – satellites – with Dr. Stephen Volz.