Sun’s ‘Heartbeat’ Revealed
A magnetic “solar heartbeat” beats deep in the sun’s interior, generating energy that leads to solar flares and sunspots , according to new research. A new supercomputer simulation, described in the...
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Storm study reveals a sting in the tail
Meteorologists have gained a better understanding of how storms like the one that battered Britain in 1987 develop, making them easier to predict. University of Manchester scientists, working with...
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Solar-powered nanofilters pump in antibiotics to clean contaminated water
Using the same devious mechanism that enables some bacteria to shrug off powerful antibiotics, scientists have developed solar-powered nanofilters that remove antibiotics from the water in lakes and...
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Increasing Solar Activity And Disturbances In Earth's Magnetic Field …
suneruption Increasing Solar Activity And Disturbances In Earth's Magnetic Field Affect Our Behavior And Increase Our Climaxing yesterday, the sun will have unleashed three X-class solar flares. These...
View ArticleStorm brews over control of US newspaper group
With a sale likely of a prominent group of US newspapers, the interest of a potential buyer tied to right-wing causes has galvanized opponents fearing the dailies could become political tools. Link to...
View ArticleEditorial: Everyone must respect severe weather warnings
The Topeka Capital-Journal has on numerous occasions over the years used this space to warn its readers to take storm warnings seriously and seek shelter when meteorologists with the National Weather...
View ArticlePuffed-up hot Jupiters may be getting an electric charge
New model suggests they’re heated up by magnetic fields of solar wind. Visit link: Puffed-up hot Jupiters may be getting an electric charge
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Burst Of High-Energy Cosmic Events Keeping NuSTAR Observatory Busy
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online NASA’s NuSTAR orbiting observatory is designed to investigate high-energy events throughout the universe, and the cosmos has been keeping it busy in...
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Solar-powered implants combat blindness in rats
A solar-powered retinal implant has been developed which is capable of sending visual signals to the brains of rats. The study, conducted by physicists and ophthalmologists at Stanford University,...
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Solar Activity Rises at Firm
ENERGY: Are investors pumping $12.8 million into Esolar’s plan for a molten salt plant in Lancaster? More: Solar Activity Rises at Firm
View ArticleAstrophile: Tour the scenic lava lakes of Io
Snaps of hotspots on Jupiter’s roiling moon reveal the hellish charms of three large pools of molten rock Original article: Astrophile: Tour the scenic lava lakes of Io
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Scientists discover solar precursors of when, where sunspots will …
Subtle surface signs reveal when and where sunspots will emerge on the Sun, at least a day in advance, according to a team of researchers led by Northwest Research Associates (NWRA). The results were...
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IBEX spacecraft images the heliotail, revealing an unexpected structure
( Southwest Research Institute ) NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer spacecraft recently provided the first complete pictures of the solar system’s downwind region, revealing a unique and unexpected...
View ArticleSolar system has a tail shaped like a four-leaf clover
The first images of our star’s strange tail come from a NASA probe studying the bubble of plasma created as the sun ploughs through interstellar gas See more here: Solar system has a tail...
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Solar tsunami used to measure Sun's magnetic field – UCL
Solar tsunamis are produced by enormous explosions in the Sun's atmosphere called coronal mass ejections (CMEs). As the CME travels out into space, the tsunami travels across the Sun at speeds of up...
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Solar Tsunami Offers Rare Measurement Of Sun’s Magnetic Field
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A solar tsunami has provided scientists with the first accurate estimates of the Sun’s magnetic field. Researchers wrote in the journal Solar...
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Solar storm or solar flare tsunami used to measure Sun's magnetic …
Solar storm or solar flare tsunami used to measure Sun's magnetic field. Taking a step ahead in the field of calculating the first accurate estimate of the Sun's magnetic field, the scientists have...
View ArticleEruptions on the Sun Set Off 'Solar Tsunamis'
Two recent eruptions on the sun sent solar tsunamis sweeping across its surface. Physicist David Long reported on the tsunamis in the journal Solar Physics , and he says the waves allowed him to...
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ELECTRICAL STORM: Prepping for an EMP and Solar Flares …
filament_trace_big. Of all of the reasons to prepare, one that we all need to take seriously is the possibility of a catastrophic EMP, or electromagnetic pulse. This is especially true right now, as...
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Modeling Developments Protect Earth from Solar Storms
Three new solar modeling developments are bringing scientists closer to being able to predict the occurrence and timing of coronal mass ejections from the sun. Read article here: Modeling...
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