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The Sun Shows Signs of Life
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 10, 2008 |
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After two-plus years of few sunspots, even fewer solar flares, and a generally eerie calm, the sun is finally showing signs of life. "I think solar minimum is behind us," says sunspot forecaster David Hathaway ...
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Mystery of the Missing Sunspots, Solved?
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 18, 2009 |
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The sun is in the pits of a century-class solar minimum, and sunspots have been puzzlingly scarce for more than two years. Now, for the first time, solar physicists might understand why.
Solar Cycle 25 peaking around 2022 could be one of the weakest in centuries
May 11, 2006 |
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The Sun's Great Conveyor Belt has slowed to a record-low crawl, according to research by NASA solar physicist David Hathaway. "It's off the bottom of the charts," he says. "This has important repercussions ...
Warning: Sunspot cycle beginning to rise
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- When the sun sneezes it's Earth that gets sick. It's time for the sun to move into a busier period for sunspots, and while forecasters expect a relatively mild outbreak by historical standards, one ...
Solar winds triggered by magnetic fields
Nov 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Solar wind generated by the sun is probably driven by a process involving powerful magnetic fields, according to a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers based on the ...
Scientists capitalize on extended solar eclipse
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Scientists at this observatory outside Hangzhou joined residents and tourists across China and India in observing the longest total solar eclipse in a century and probably the most-viewed ever.
New Evidence for the 'Solar Oxygen Crisis'
May 02, 2007 |
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Scientists have published new evidence supporting the recent discovery that the Sun contains about half as much oxygen as previously thought, an issue some scientists have dubbed the solar oxygen crisis. This ...
Medical 'pay for performance' programs help improve care -- but not always, study finds
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Like everybody, health care professionals enjoy a pay raise for a job well done. But in some instances, financial incentives for health care performance may actually backfire.
Next solar storm cycle will likely start next March
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Apr 27, 2007 |
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The next 11-year cycle of solar storms will most likely start next March and peak in late 2011 or mid-2012—up to a year later than expected—according to a forecast issued by the NOAA Space Environment ...
Google image search gets a 'swirl'
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Google Labs on Tuesday brought more focus to finding pictures online, adding a "Swirl" tool that automatically groups similar images into categories presented on results pages.
Road rage: Fuel vapor heightens aggression
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Outrageous prices may not be the only thing causing anger at the petrol pumps. A new study, published in the open access journal BMC Physiology, has shown that rats exposed to fumes from leaded and unleaded gasoline become ...
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