
Magnetic Tremors Pinpoint The Impact Epicenter Of Earthbound Space Storms
Using data from NASA's
THEMIS mission, researchers
have pinpointed the impact
epicenter of an earthbound
space storm as it crashes
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Solar Storms: Coronal Mass Ejections Viewed In Detail By NASA Spacecraft
Twin NASA spacecraft have
provided scientists with
their first view of the
speed, trajectory, and
three-dimensional shape of
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The Day The Sun Brought Darkness
On March 13, 1989 the entire
province of Quebec, Canada
suffered an electrical power
blackout. Hundreds of
blackouts occur in some part
of North America every year.
The Quebec Blackout was
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Cassini Finds Mysterious New Aurora On Saturn
Saturn has its own unique
brand of aurora that lights
up the polar cap, unlike any
other planetary aurora known
in our solar system. This
odd aurora revealed itself
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Saturn’s Secondary Aurora Is Much More Like Jupiter’s In Origin Than It Is The Earth’s
June 21, 2008 Researchers have discovered a secondary aurora sparkling on Saturn and also started to unravel the mechanisms that drive the process. Their results show that Saturn's secondary aurora is much more ... > full story -
Space Weather: Interfering With The Global Positioning System
June 11, 2008 You can't always trust your GPS gadget. As scientists have long known, perplexing electrical activity in the upper atmospheric zone called the ionosphere can tamper with signals from GPS satellites. ... > full story -
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How Plasma From Superstorms Affects Near-Earth Space
May 31, 2008 NASA scientists have uncovered new details about how plasma from superstorms interact with Earth's ... > full story -
Spring Is Aurora Season
March 10, 2008 What are the signs of spring? They are as familiar as a blooming daffodil, a songbird at dawn, a surprising shaft of warmth from the afternoon sun. And, oh yes, don't forget the aurora borealis. ... > full story -
Comet Collides With Solar Hurricane
October 1, 2007 A NASA satellite has captured the first images of a collision between a comet and a solar hurricane. It is the first time scientists have witnessed such an event on another cosmic ... > full story -
Solar Storm Cycle Will Likely Start Next March, According To NOAA
April 27, 2007 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 recently issued by NOAA's ... > full story -
Surprises From The Sun's South Pole
February 20, 2007 Although very close to the minimum of its 11-year sunspot cycle, the Sun showed that it is still capable of producing a series of remarkably energetic outbursts - ESA-NASA Ulysses mission ... > full story -
Earth Aurora: Chandra Looks Back At Earth
January 2, 2006 In an unusual observation, a team of scientists has scanned the northern polar region of Earth with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The results show that the aurora borealis, or "northern lights," ... > full story -
Chandra Probes High-voltage Auroras On Jupiter
March 20, 2005 Scientists have obtained new insight into the unique power source for many of Jupiter's auroras, the most spectacular and active auroras in the Solar System. Extended monitoring of the giant ... > full story -
Researchers Find Saturn's Radio Emissions, Bright Auroras Linked
March 4, 2005 Just as the static on an AM radio grows louder with the approach of a summer lightning storm, strong radio emissions accompany bright auroral spots -- similar to Earth's northern lights -- on the ... > full story
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