Meredith Garofalo

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Meredith Garofalo

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NOAAThe final satellite in NOAA's GOES-R weather satellite series has a new place in orbit … and a new name. The GOES-19 weather satellite, which launched into orbit in June 2024, has officially taken the place of its predecessor GOES-16 to watch over the Western Hemisphere from its perch 22,236 miles (35,785 kilometers) above us.

1 month ago | msn.com | Meredith Garofalo

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1 month ago | space.com | Tariq J. Malik |Meredith Garofalo

Aurora chasers and night sky enthusiasts get ready – the stars could align for you to have quite the cosmic show this weekend!We already told you that this month’s Full Pink ‘micromoon’ is scheduled to rise on Saturday (April 12), getting to its fullest point at 8:22 p.m. EDT (0022 GMT April 13). If you’re not familiar, unlike the powerful and larger-than-life supermoon that we will get to experience later this year, a micromoon is actually the opposite.

1 month ago | space.com | Meredith Garofalo

In February, massive layoffs swept across the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in compliance with requests from the Trump administration. These cuts resulted in industry-wide concerns about immediate impacts to weather forecasts and climate studies on Earth — but experts are also worried that such abrupt reductions in the NOAA workforce can greatly affect how scientists monitor cosmic weather, too.

2 months ago | marthastewart.com | Meredith Garofalo

For some events, three might be a crowd. But at the end of 2025, the trio of back-to-back full supermoons will certainly be a welcome sight for stargazers. According to NASA, there will be three consecutive full supermoons this year, occurring within the first week of October, November, and December. This celestial phenomenon takes place three to four times a year when the moon appears larger than usual. Here's when and how to see all of the full supermoons that will occur this year.