These Little Satellites Could Help Us Learn How Deadly Hurricanes Form

<p>NASA is about to launch a fleet of satellites that will help researchers understand how deadly hurricanes develop.</p><p>The&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-set-to-launch-new-fleet-of-hurricane-tracking-small-satellites" target="_blank">Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System</a>&nbsp;is made up of eight small spacecraft that are able to take measurements through the rain of a storm&#39;s inner eye, which conventional satellites can&#39;t do.</p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/new-weather-satellite-will-improve-forecasting/">Our Weather Forecasting Is About To Get A Huge Upgrade</a></b></p><p>The tiny satellites will collect data about the hurricane&#39;s core like wind speeds, clouds and rain. Officials hope it will help them better understand how the inside of a storm works.</p><p>What scientists know now is a storm&#39;s core acts as an engine: It takes energy from warm surface water evaporating into the atmosphere. And that energy is what keeps hurricanes and cyclones going.</p><p>NASA plans to launch the satellites from Cape Canaveral Air Station in Florida on Dec. 12. Once released, the satellites will continuously monitor Earth&#39;s oceans around tropical latitudes.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/trump-s-policies-may-challenge-climate-science-efforts/">What Could Trump&#039;s Policies Mean For Climate Science Efforts?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/how-will-gop-trump-handle-the-national-parks-system/">Ideas Circle About How Trump Will Handle The National Parks System</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/kids-in-oregon-sue-us-government-over-climate-change/">These Kids In Oregon Just Won A Big Climate Change Victory</a></li></ul>