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First X-Class Solar Flares of 2013
On May 13, 2013, the sun
emitted an X2.8-class flare,
peaking at 12:05 p.m. EDT.
This is the the strongest
X-class flare of 2013 so
far, surpassing in strength
the X1.7-class flare that
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NASA's Wind Mission Encounters 'SLAMS' Waves
To tease out what happens at
that boundary of the
magnetosphere and to better
understand how radiation and
energy from the sun can
cross it and move closer to
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NASA's SORCE Satellite Marks a Decade in the Sun
NASA's Solar Radiation and
Climate Experiment (SORCE)
satellite has been providing
data on the sun's irradiance
for 10 years. SORCE measures
electromagnetic radiation p ... > full story
NOAA and NASA's Next Generation Weather Satellite May Provide Earlier Warnings
A new satellite that will
detect the lightning inside
storm clouds may lead to
valuable improvements in
tornado detection. The
... > full story
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NASA's Van Allen Probes Reveal a New Radiation Belt Around Earth
February 28, 2013 — NASA's Van Allen Probes mission has discovered a previously unknown third radiation belt around Earth, revealing the existence of unexpected structures and processes within these hazardous regions of ... > full story -
NASA Deciphering the Mysterious Math of the Solar Wind
February 21, 2013 — The sun and its prodigious stream of solar particles, called the solar wind, can be particularly tricky to model since as the material streams to the outer reaches of the solar system it carries ... > full story -
NASA's SDO Shows a Little 'Rain' on the Sun
February 20, 2013 — Eruptive events on the sun can be wildly different. Some come just with a solar flare, some with an additional ejection of solar material called a coronal mass ejection, and some with complex moving ... > full story -
Six Years in Space for THEMIS: Understanding the Magnetosphere Better Than Ever
February 20, 2013 — On Earth, scientists can observe weather patterns, and more importantly can predict them, through the use of tens of thousands of weather observatories scattered around the globe. Up in the space ... > full story -
Did an 8th Century Gamma Ray Burst Irradiate Earth?
January 21, 2013 — A nearby short duration gamma-ray burst may be the cause of an intense blast of high-energy radiation that hit the Earth in the 8th century, according to new ... > full story -
'Gusty Winds' in Space Turbulence: First Direct Measurement of Its Kind in the Lab
December 17, 2012 — Imagine riding in an airplane as the plane is jolted back and forth by gusts of wind that you can't prove exist but are there nonetheless. Similar turbulence exists in space, and a research team has ... > full story -
NASA's EUNIS Mission: Six Minutes in the Life of the Sun
December 11, 2012 — In December, a NASA mission to study the sun will make its third launch into space for a six-minute flight to gather information about the way material roils through the sun's atmosphere, sometimes ... > full story -
NASA's Van Allen Probes Reveal New Dynamics of Earth's Radiation Belts
December 7, 2012 — Just 96 days since their launch, NASA's twin Van Allen Probes have already provided new insights into the structure and behavior of the radiation belts that surround Earth, giving scientists a ... > full story -
First-Ever Hyperspectral Images of Earth's Auroras: New Camera Provides Tantalizing Clues of New Atmospheric Phenomenon
November 29, 2012 — Hoping to expand our understanding of auroras and other fleeting atmospheric events, a team of space-weather researchers designed and built a new camera with unprecedented capabilities that can ... > full story -
One Step Closer to 'Space Climate' Forecasting
November 28, 2012 — The Sun determines the course of the planets. But the planets may also exert an influence on the Sun. Their configurations appear to be responsible for long-term cycles of increased solar activity. ... > full story
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