News tagged with sun storms
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, ...
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Halloween Storms of 2003 Still the Scariest
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 29, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- By the eerie light of a Halloween moon, while a chilly wind blows autumn-dry leaves askitter on bare and fingered branches, scary things can happen. Blood-sucking bats, creepy-crawly spiders, ...
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 ...
Sunspot is harbinger of new solar cycle, increasing risk for electrical systems
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Jan 07, 2008 |
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A new 11-year cycle of heightened solar activity, bringing with it increased risks for power grids, critical military, civilian and airline communications, GPS signals and even cell phones and ATM transactions, ...
Scientists monitor developing Mars dust storm
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Apr 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Arizona State University's Mars Space Flight Facility are using the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter to monitor a new dust storm that has ...
NASA Satellites Capture Start of New Solar Cycle
Jan 11, 2008 |
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NASA scientists say a new solar cycle is beginning, and this could have important repercussions for space-based technology ranging from GPS navigation to weather satellites.
NASA researchers 'see' the sun's far side
Mar 09, 2006 |
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NASA announced Thursday it has, for the first time, seen through the sun to the star's far side.
Sun Often 'Tears Out A Wall' In Earth's Solar Storm Shield
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 16, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Earth's magnetic field, which shields our planet from particles streaming outward from the Sun, often develops two holes that allow the largest leaks, according to researchers sponsored by ...
Sun still unsettled for another few days
Sep 13, 2005 |
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Geomagnetic storms are expected to continue for the next few days, raising the chances of disruptions to radio transmissions and other communications.
Texas A&M prof to predict weather on Mars
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Nov 04, 2009 |
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Is there such a thing as "weather" on Mars? There are some doubts, considering the planet's atmosphere is only 1 percent as dense as that of the Earth. Mars, however, definitely has clouds, drastically low temperatures and ...
Solar storms continue to vex communication
Sep 12, 2005 |
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An ongoing upsurge of solar activity may disrupt communications worldwide for the next couple of weeks.
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