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  NASA's TROPICS Offers Multiple Views of Intensifying Hurricanes NASA's newest storm-watching satellites have collected their first views of hurricanes, offering scientists a new tool for understanding the inner workings of storms over shorter time spans.   Data from the TROPICS mission — short for Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats — will help weather researchers learn more about the environmental factors contributing to hurricane structure and intensity. Such information could prove useful for NOAA, the U.S. Joint Typhoon Warning Center, and international agencies responsible for developing hurricane, typhoon, and cyclone forecasts. This animation shows the evolution of Hurricane Adrian between 8:31 a.m. local time on June 28, 2023, and 4:18 p.m. local time on June 29, 2023. Data for the animation were acquired by the TROPICS mission, NASA’s newest constellation of storm-watching satellites. Credit...