Meredith Garofalo
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Virgin Galactic completes new Delta space plane manufacturing facility in Arizona
By Meredith Garofalo published
Virgin Galactic has completed its new multi-use manufacturing facility in Arizona, where it plans to begin assembly on its new Delta space plane fleet in 2025.

Sun blasts out 2nd X-class flare this week, triggers more radio blackouts (video)
By Meredith Garofalo published
Sunspot region AR 3738 fired off an X1.9 flare as it exited the sun's western limb on July 16, 2024 and caused radio blackouts over much of Africa, Europe, and parts of North and South America.

Cosmic curiosity is climbing, thanks to social media
By Meredith Garofalo published
How social media has changed the way we get information this century.

Hurricane Beryl sets multiple records as 1st major storm of 2024 Atlantic season (video)
By Meredith Garofalo published
What started as a tropical wave off the coast of Africa has now set multiple records and claimed the spot as the first hurricane to develop during the 2024 Atlantic season.

1st images from European climate satellite reveal how energy cycles to and from Earth
By Meredith Garofalo published
The European Space Agency's EarthCARE satellite sent back its first images; they should be able to help scientists better study Earth's energy balance.

University of Maryland wins world's largest college rocketry competition
By Meredith Garofalo published
A record-setting 122 teams competed this year in New Mexico at the world's largest intercollegiate rocketry competition.

Saharan dust outbreak lingers across some US states this week
By Meredith Garofalo published
A large plume of Saharan dust settled across the Gulf states this week after an epic journey from Africa.

NOAA's upcoming GeoXO satellites could be 'weather-monitoring platform of the future'
By Meredith Garofalo published
NASA has awarded Lockheed Martin a $2.27 billion contract to build NOAA's next generation GeoXO weather satellite constellation.

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall as Category 1 hurricane along eastern Texas (video)
By Meredith Garofalo published
The strongest hurricane to occur this early in the year makes landfall in Matagorda, Texas, as a Category 1 early Monday (July 8) morning.

Powerful GOES-U weather satellite launches to orbit atop SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket (video)
By Meredith Garofalo published
NOAA's advanced GOES-U weather satellite launched today (June 25) on the 10th-ever liftoff of SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket.

Powerful GOES-U weather satellite cleared for launch today on SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket
By Meredith Garofalo published
NOAA's GOES-U weather satellite has been cleared for its planned liftoff today (June 25) atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.

How the GOES U satellite will change Earth and space weather forecasts forever
By Meredith Garofalo published
GOES-U will complete NOAA's GOES-R weather satellite constellation, adding to the capabilities of its siblings and bringing a bigger focus on space weather.

How to watch SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launch NOAA's GOES-U satellite today
By Meredith Garofalo published
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy is scheduled to launch NOAA's GOES-U weather satellite on June 25. Here's how to watch live.

GOES-U satellite launch this month will bring a solar activity monitor to space
By Meredith Garofalo published
"Without these spaceborne observations, we would be blind to where activity is on the sunspots."

The GOES-U satellite will catch a ride to space on SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket
By Meredith Garofalo published
For the first time, a NOAA satellite will launch on SpaceX's powerhouse vehicle.

Billion-dollar disasters have been sweeping across the US this year
By Meredith Garofalo published
There have been nearly a dozen billion-dollar disasters so far this year, with two powerful severe weather events adding to the list in May.

Radiation will be a real challenge for Mars colonists, powerful solar storm shows
By Meredith Garofalo published
A powerful solar storm in May 2024 created auroras on Mars and provided scientists with crucial information that could aid future crewed missions to the Red Planet.

Solar flare blasts out strongest radiation storm since 2017
By Meredith Garofalo published
The sunspot that produced the historic geomagnetic storm that led to May's global auroras has made headlines again, producing the strongest radiation storm since 2017.

Virgin Galactic launches VSS Unity space plane on final suborbital spaceflight with crew of 6 (photos, video)
By Meredith Garofalo last updated
Virgin Galactic launched its seventh commercial spaceflight mission on June 8 during the final flight of its VSS Unity suborbital spaceplane.

SpaceX wants to build 1 Starship megarocket a day with new Starfactory
By Meredith Garofalo published
During a successful fourth flight test of Starship this week, SpaceX stated another big goal: Building one megarocket a day at its new Starfactory.

Powerful new NOAA weather satellite set for June launch atop SpaceX Falcon Heavy
By Meredith Garofalo published
NOAA is set to launch an advanced new weather satellite on June 25 when its GOES-U spacecraft launches atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Alabama high school students win world's largest rocketry challenge
By Meredith Garofalo published
High school students in Russellville, Alabama win the American Rocketry Challenge after months of designing and building a victorious rocket.

US economy to benefit from NASA investment in 3D-printable superalloy
By Meredith Garofalo published
"Adoption of this alloy will lead to more sustainable aviation and space exploration."
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