NASA and JAXA are about to launch a new satellite that can see through storms, tracking rain and snow around the globe better than any previous observatory. The Global Precipitation Measurement Core Observatory is scheduled to lift off from Japan on Feb. 27th.
VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjMImIMGHdw
FULL STORY: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2014/26feb_gpm/
