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Total Solar Eclipse, Nov. 13, 2012: Hinode to Support Ground-Based Observations
November 13, 2012 — On Nov. 13, 2012, certain parts of Earth will experience a total solar eclipse. The eclipse will only be seen from a narrow corridor in the southern hemisphere that is mostly over the ocean but also ... > full story -
NASA Sees Sun Emit a Mid-Level Flare
November 13, 2012 — On Nov. 13, 2012, the sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 9:04 pm EST. This flare is classified as an M6 flare. M-class flares are the weakest flares that can still cause some space ... > full story -
Van Allen Probes: NASA Renames Radiation Belt Mission to Honor Pioneering Scientist
November 11, 2012 — NASA has renamed a recently launched mission that studies Earth's radiation belts as the Van Allen Probes in honor of the late James Van Allen. Van Allen was the head of the physics department at the ... > full story -
Massive Volcanic Eruption Puts Past Climate and People in Perspective
November 5, 2012 — The largest volcanic eruption on Earth in the past millions of years took place in Indonesia 74,000 years ago and researchers can now link the colossal eruption with the global climate and the ... > full story -
NASA Maps How Nutrients Affect Plant Productivity
November 1, 2012 — A new analysis has estimated how much the growth of plants worldwide is limited by the amount of nutrients available in their soil. The maps produced from the research will be particularly useful in ... > full story -
NASA's SAMPEX Mission: A Space Weather Warrior
November 1, 2012 — NASA's very first small explorer, the Solar, Anomalous, and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer or SAMPEX, was launched July 3, 1992 to study the zoo of particles and cosmic rays surrounding Earth. ... > full story -
Dust's Warming Counters Half of Its Cooling Effect
October 31, 2012 — Dust that routinely rises above the world's deserts causes a more significant localized warming effect than previously thought, a new study based on NASA field research ... > full story -
2012 Antarctic Ozone Hole Second Smallest in 20 Years
October 24, 2012 — The average area covered by the Antarctic ozone hole this year was the second smallest in the last 20 years. Scientists attribute the change to warmer temperatures in the Antarctic lower ... > full story -
Earth's Magnetosphere Behaves Like a Sieve
October 24, 2012 — Our protective magnetic bubble lets the solar wind in under a wider range of conditions than previously believed. Earth’s magnetic field is our planet’s first line of defense against the ... > full story -
NASA Sees Active Region on the Sun Emit Another Flare
October 23, 2012 — The sun emitted a significant solar flare on Oct. 22, 2012, peaking at 11:17 pm EDT. The flare came from an active region on the left side of the sun that has been numbered AR 1598, which has already ... > full story
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