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  Space Storms Could Threaten UK Power Grid

  April 14, 2010 — Changes in the space environment caused by the Sun can lead to periods of bad "space weather." As well as driving intense displays of the northern lights (or aurora borealis), this can generate ... > full story
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  Solar Explosion Tracked All the Way from the Sun to Earth

  April 13, 2010 — Solar and space scientists have built the most complete picture yet of the full impact of a large solar eruption, using instruments on the ground and in space to trace its journey from the Sun to ... > full story
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  Magnetic 'Ropes' Tie Down Solar Eruptions

  April 12, 2010 — Over the last century, astronomers have become very aware of how just dynamic the Sun really is. One of the most dramatic manifestations of this is a coronal mass ejection (CME) where billions of ... > full story
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  Increased Solar Radiation Requires Additional CO₂ Reduction of 50 Million Tonnes, Analysis Finds

  March 9, 2010 — The recently observed reduction in air pollution implies that more solar radiation reaches Earth’s surface. This could lead to a far more rapid increase in Earth’s temperature in the ... > full story
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  Oldest Measurement of Earth's Magnetic Field Reveals Battle Between Sun and Earth for Our Atmosphere

  March 4, 2010 — Scientists have discovered that the Earth's magnetic field 3.5 billion years ago was only half as strong as it is today, and that this weakness, coupled with a strong wind of energetic particles from ... > full story
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  Instruments to Study Space Weather Set for NASA Launch

  February 4, 2010 — A $32 million instrument package set for launch Feb. 9 by NASA should help scientists better understand the violent effects of the sun on near-Earth space weather that can affect satellites, ... > full story
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  Eclipses Yield First Images of Elusive Iron Line in the Solar Corona

  January 4, 2010 — Solar physicists attempting to unlock the mysteries of the solar corona have found another piece of the puzzle by observing the sun's outer atmosphere during ... > full story
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  Lightning Strike in Africa Helps Take Pulse of Sun

  November 11, 2009 — Scientists have developed a more definitive and reliable tool for measuring the Sun's rotation when sunspots aren't visible ---- and even when they are -- based on observations of common lightning ... > full story
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  Surprise In Earth's Upper Atmosphere: Mode Of Energy Transfer From The Solar Wind

  September 10, 2009 — Atmospheric scientists have discovered a basic mode of energy transfer from the solar wind to the Earth's magnetosphere, which was previously unknown. The research could improve the safety and ... > full story
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  Auroras In Northern And Southern Hemispheres Are Not Identical

  July 23, 2009 — Researchers present evidence that the auroras in the Northern and the Southern hemispheres can be totally asymmetric. These findings contradict the commonly made assumption of aurora being mirror ... > full story

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