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Study finds 'cool' gas may form and strengthen sunspots

Hydrogen molecules may act as a kind of energy sink that strengthens the magnetic grip that causes sunspots, according to scientists from Hawaii and New Mexico using a new infrared instrument on an old telescope.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Space Weather Center to add world's first 'ensemble forecasting' capability

Improved Forecasting to Coincide with Peak in Solar Activity

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 28, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Giant sunspot turns to face the Earth

What has been billed as the largest sunspot observed in several years has now rotated around to stare straight at Earth. How large is it? Active Region 1339 and the group of sunspots adjacent to it extends ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 2

The public debate on climate change

Even after years of scientific research that points to how human activity is causing climate change, pundits, policymakers and the general public are still debating the issue.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (11) | comments 142

The climate change debate: Man versus nature

The public discussion on climate change has become so polarized that some scientists don’t even acknowledge there is a debate. Climate scientist at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Gavin ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (9) | comments 40

The secret lives of solar flares

One hundred and fifty two years ago, a man in England named Richard Carrington discovered solar flares. 

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Dark fireworks on the sun

On June 7, 2011, Earth-orbiting satellites detected a flash of X-rays coming from the western edge of the solar disk. Registering only "M" (for medium) on the Richter scale of solar flares, the blast at first appeared to ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

New calculations suggest more than one in ten chance of colder UK winters

As the Sun enters a period of low solar activity over the next 50 years, new research has calculated the probability of unusually cold winter temperatures occurring in the UK.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

What's down with the Sun? Major drop in solar activity predicted

(PhysOrg.com) -- A missing jet stream, fading spots, and slower activity near the poles say that our Sun is heading for a rest period even as it is acting up for the first time in years, according to scientists ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (28) | comments 114 | with audio podcast

Watching the birth of a sunspot

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Central Lancashire have monitored the birth of a sunspot over a period of eight hours using observations from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). Dr. ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 20, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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