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THEMIS satellite tracks electrical tornadoes in space

Apr 23, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (4) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Earth-bound tornadoes are puny compared to "space tornadoes," which span a volume as large as Earth and produce electrical currents exceeding 100,000 amperes, according to new observations ...

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Largest Attempt in History to Understand Tornadoes Slated to Begin

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Apr 07, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 1

An ambitious project to explore the origin, structure and evolution of tornadoes will take place from May 10-June 13, 2009, across the central United States.

Magnetic Tornadoes Could Liberate Mercury's Tenuous Atmosphere

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jun 02, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (6) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- As the closest planet to the sun, Mercury is scorching hot, with daytime temperatures of more than 800 degrees Fahrenheit (approximately 450 degrees Celsius). It is also the smallest rocky ...

Dry autumns and winters may lead to fewer tornadoes in the spring

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Jun 24, 2009 | 2.8 / 5 (6) | 0

Global warming will likely mean more unpredictable weather, scientists say, and a new study by researchers at the University of Georgia pins down, possibly for the first time, how drought conditions in an ...

Gravity Waves Make Tornados

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Mar 19, 2008 | 4.3 / 5 (20) | 3

Did you know that there's a new breakfast food that helps meteorologists predict severe storms? Down South they call it "GrITs."

Research suggests urban sprawl, wet falls and winter affect severe weather

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Sep 08, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (4) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Previously rare big city storms - like a tornado Aug. 19 that downed trees and ripped off roofs in downtown Minneapolis and the powerful thunderstorms in New York City a day earlier - may ...

Scientists prepare the Mini-Research Module 2 (MRM 2) "Poisk"

Rocket with new module for space station blasts off

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 10, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

A Soyuz rocket carrying a new Russian-made module for the International Space Station blasted off on Tuesday from the Baikonur space base in Kazakhstan, television pictures showed.

Russia: no space for space tourists

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 26, 2009 | 2.7 / 5 (3) | 1

(AP) -- A top Russian space official says there is no space for tourists wishing to fly to the International Space Station.

GOES-N Set For Launch

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Jun 20, 2005 | not rated yet | 0

GOES-N, the latest in a series of Earth monitoring satellites, is set to launch on June 24, 2005, with a launch window between 6:13 p.m. – 6:58 p.m. EDT.