News tagged with space storm

When worlds collide: Researchers harness supercomputers to understand solar storm, magnetosphere

If the sun is anything, it is reassuring. It rises, sets, and rises again, allowing us to grow crops, get tan, and power homes, just to name a few of humanity's most important life-sustaining functions. No ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Astronomers solve mystery of vanishing energetic electrons in Earth's outer radiation belt

UCLA researchers have explained the puzzling disappearing act of energetic electrons in Earth's outer radiation belt, using data collected from a fleet of orbiting spacecraft.

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 29, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

SwRI-led RAD measures radiation from solar storm

The largest solar particle event since 2005 hit the Earth, Mars and the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft travelling in-between, allowing the onboard Radiation Assessment Detector to measure the radiation a human astronaut ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Flights rerouted as massive solar storm slams Earth

Solar radiation from a massive sun storm -- the largest in nearly a decade -- collided with the Earth's atmosphere, prompting an airline to reroute flights and skywatchers to seek out spectacular light displays.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Solar storm sparks dazzling northern lights

A storm from the broiling sun turned the chilly northernmost skies of Earth into an ever-changing and awe-provoking art show of northern lights on Tuesday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Solar storm expected to fire up northern lights

Stargazers were out in force in northern Europe on Tuesday, hoping to be awed by a spectacular showing of northern lights after the most powerful solar storm in six years.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The Northern Lights dance over northern England

(AP) -- The Northern Lights have lit up the skies above Scotland, northern England and northern parts of Ireland after the biggest solar storm in more than six years bombarded Earth with radiation.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Biggest solar storm since 2005 pummels Earth

A potent solar flare has unleashed the biggest radiation storm since 2005 and could disrupt some satellite communications in the polar regions, US space weather monitors said Monday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 8

NASA's TRMM satellite measured Washi's deadly rainfall

NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite was providing forecasters with the rate in which rainfall was occurring in Tropical Storm Washi over the last week, and now TRMM data has been compiled ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 4

NASA's TRMM satellite sees the power in Tropical Storm Alenga

The first tropical storm of the Southern Indian Ocean season has been renamed from Tropical Storm 01S to Tropical Storm Alenga as it continues to strengthen. NASA's TRMM satellite was able to capture a look ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cassini chronicles life of Saturn's giant storm

(PhysOrg.com) -- New images and animated movies from NASA's Cassini spacecraft chronicle the birth and evolution of the colossal storm that ravaged the northern face of Saturn for nearly a year.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Part of sun turns into stormy 'benevolent monster'

(AP) -- After years of quiet, the sun is coming alive with solar storms in a big way.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Northern lights take unusual trip down south

A baffling solar storm pulled colorful northern lights unusually far south, surprising space weather experts.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 5

A 3-D look at Philippe provided clues of transition into a hurricane

Tropical Storm Philippe took its time to strengthen into a hurricane because of wind shear problems. The wind shear lessened, and Philippe became a hurricane today, after 12 days of moving across the Atlantic ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

TRMM satellite sees moderate rainfall Tropical Storm Sonca

When the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite flew over Tropical Storm Sonca on Friday, Sept. 16 it found moderate rainfall mostly on the southern side of the storm. Chichi Jima can expect ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0