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STEREO Reveals the Anatomy of a Solar Storm in 3D
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Observations from NASA's twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft have allowed scientists to reveal for the first time the speed, trajectory, and three-dimensional shape of solar explosions ...
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The Surprising Shape of Solar Storms (w/Video)
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Twin NASA spacecraft have provided scientists with their first view of the speed, trajectory, and three-dimensional shape of powerful explosions from the sun known as coronal mass ejections, ...
NASA satellite sees solar hurricane detach comet tail
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 01, 2007 |
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A NASA satellite has captured the first images of a collision between a comet and a solar hurricane. It is the first time scientists have witnessed such an event on another cosmic body. One of NASA's pair ...
Mass Loss Leaves Close-In Exoplanets Exposed to the Core
Apr 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of scientists has found that giant exoplanets orbiting very close to their stars could lose a quarter of their mass during their lifetime. The team found that planets ...
The Sun Loses its Spots
Jul 24, 2007 |
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While sidewalks crackle in the summer heat, NASA scientists are keeping a close eye on the sun. It is almost spotless, a sign that the Sun may have reached solar minimum. Scientists are now watching for the ...
NASA releases first 3-D images of the sun from STEREO
Apr 23, 2007 |
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NASA's twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) spacecraft have made the first three-dimensional images of the sun. The new view will greatly aid scientists' ability to understand solar physics ...
Science with the solar space observatory Hinode
Mar 20, 2008 |
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The solar space observatory Hinode was launched in September 2006, with the name "Hinode" meaning sunrise in Japanese. The Hinode satellite carries a solar optical telescope (SOT), an X-ray telescope (XRT), ...
Skeleton Of Sun's Atmosphere Reveals Its True Nature
Apr 16, 2007 |
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The Sun's outer atmosphere or corona is incredibly complex, as shown in observations from space. It is also extremely hot, with a temperature of over a million degrees by comparison with that of the Sun's ...
Sunspots revealed in striking detail by supercomputers
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In a breakthrough that will help scientists unlock mysteries of the Sun and its impacts on Earth, an international team of scientists led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) ...
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Greenland ice cap melting faster than ever
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Satellite observations and a state-of-the art regional atmospheric model have independently confirmed that the Greenland ice sheet is loosing mass at an accelerating rate, reports a new study in Science.
NJIT receives funding to improve Big Bear Telescope, study solar energy
Nov 20, 2009 |
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NJIT researchers are at work on many scientific and technological frontiers. The National Science Foundation has recently provided support that totals nearly $4.3 million for the diverse efforts of the following ...
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