News tagged with outer atmosphere
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 ...
The Surprising Shape of Solar Storms (w/Video)
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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, ...
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Researchers set alarm for incoming space storms
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton has broken new ground in outer space by pinpointing the impact epicentre of an Earthbound space storm as it crashes into the ...
Solar sigmoids explained
Apr 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- 'Sigmoids' are S-shaped structures found in the outer atmosphere of the Sun (the corona), seen with X-ray telescopes and thought to be a crucial part of explosive events like solar flares. ...
Scientists pinpoint the 'edge of space'
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 09, 2009 |
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Where does space begin? Scientists at the University of Calgary have created a new instrument that is able to track the transition between the relatively gentle winds of Earth's atmosphere and the more violent flows of charged ...
Stargazers to be offered a good glimpse of comet
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 23, 2009 |
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A green-tinged comet is now buzzing by Earth, and the best chance to see this space oddball might be Monday night.
Latvian experts say meteorite crater was hoax (Update)
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Oct 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Scientists investigating a large crater initially believed to have been caused by a meteorite said a closer analysis Monday revealed it was a hoax.
New Images Indicate Object Hits Jupiter
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have found evidence that another object has bombarded Jupiter, exactly 15 years after the first impacts by the comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.
Finding Twin Earths: Harder Than We Thought
Mar 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Does a twin Earth exist somewhere in our galaxy? Astronomers are getting closer and closer to finding an Earth-sized planet in an Earth-like orbit. NASA's Kepler spacecraft just launched to ...
We owe it all to comets
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 28, 2009 |
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Comets have always fascinated us. A mysterious appearance could symbolize God's displeasure or mean a sure failure in battle, at least for one side. Now Tel Aviv University justifies our fascination -- comets ...
Warm Coronal Loops Offer Clue to Mysteriously Hot Solar Atmosphere
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May 29, 2008 |
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Scientists at NASA reveal a new understanding of the mysterious mechanism responsible for heating the outer part of the solar atmosphere, the corona, to million degree temperatures.
Rocket to Launch Inflatable Re-entry Capsule
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Inflatable aircraft are not a new idea. Hot air balloons have been around for more than two centuries and blimps are a common sight over many sports stadiums. But it's hard to imagine an inflatable ...
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