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South America treated to rare 'ring of fire' eclipse
Oct 02, 2024 (AFP)
The rare spectacle -- which happens when the Sun momentarily all but disappears as the Moon crosses its path -- drew dozens of tourists, photographers and astro...
Solar eclipse to create rare 'ring of fire' over South America
Oct 02, 2024 (AFP)
A "ring of fire" occurs when the Moon lines up between the Sun and the Earth to create a solar eclipse but does not block out the Sun's light entirely. This yea...
NASA studies solar radiation with BioSentinel as auroras dance across Earth
Sep 27, 2024 (SPX)
As NASA prepares for crewed missions to the Moon and Mars, understanding what might happen to humans exposed to solar radiation outside Earth's magnetic field i...
Method for predicting sunspot numbers and magnetic synoptic maps developed
Sep 27, 2024 (SPX)
The global distribution of the solar magnetic field plays a crucial role in influencing solar activity, which has significant impacts on human society. Understa...
NJIT secures NSF grant to develop AI-driven solar eruption forecasting system
Sep 22, 2024 (SPX)
The project will focus on developing an AI forecasting tool, SolarDM, which is designed to analyze the Sun's magnetic fields to anticipate explosive solar event...
NASA develops process to create very accurate eclipse maps
Sep 20, 2024 (SPX)
For slightly more accurate maps, people can employ elevation tables and plots of the lunar limb - the edge of the visible surface of the Moon as seen from Earth...
Mission Space to launch commercial payload for space weather forecasting in 2025
Sep 16, 2024 (SPX)
Space weather is often underappreciated but presents a significant risk to the technologies we rely on every day, including satellites, GPS systems, power grids...
Inouye Solar Telescope maps magnetic fields in the Sun's corona
Sep 15, 2024 (SPX)
The Sun's magnetic field drives the formation of energy-rich regions in the atmosphere, often linked to sunspots, which in turn fuel solar storms that shape spa...
Starion to Develop ESA's New Space Weather Payload Data Centre
Sep 03, 2024 (SPX)
During the initial three-year phase of the project, Starion and its partners will create a secure, scalable, cloud-based payload data center. This center will p...
Scientists Uncover Key Source of Solar Wind Energy
Aug 30, 2024 (SPX)
A recent study published in 'Science', led by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian (CfA), pr...
Solar Orbiter Identifies Magnetic Mechanism Behind Solar Wind Acceleration
Aug 30, 2024 (SPX)
The solar wind, a continuous flow of charged particles from the Sun's atmosphere (corona), extends beyond Earth, interacting with our atmosphere to produce the ...
NASA funds Virginia Tech research to investigate space weather
Aug 27, 2024 (SPX)
"While space weather can spark the beautiful auroras across our skies, it also has the potential to cause disruptions for us here on Earth and can be dangerous ...
Solar Age Measurement Varies with Magnetic Activity
Aug 20, 2024 (SPX)
Asteroseismology, specifically helioseismology when studying the Sun, examines the oscillations of stars. "To understand it, you must imagine a star as a big ba...
Geomagnetic Superstorm in May Drives Significant Atmospheric Changes
Aug 17, 2024 (SPX)
"The northern lights are caused by energetic, charged particles hitting our upper atmosphere, which are impacted by numerous factors in space, including the sun...
NASA's PUNCH mission engages with blind and low-vision communities
Aug 15, 2024 (SPX)
Students from the Alliance for Technology, Learning and Society (ATLAS) Institute at the University of Colorado Boulder have partnered with NASA's Polarimeter t...
Earth hit by 'severe' solar storm
Aug 12, 2024 (AFP)
Conditions of a level-four geomagnetic storm -- on a scale of five -- were observed Monday from 1500 GMT, according to a specialized center at the US National O...
A 'FURST' of its Kind: Sounding Rocket Mission to Study Sun as a Star
Aug 10, 2024 (SPX)
The Full-sun Ultraviolet Rocket SpecTrograph (FURST) aims to answer those questions when it launches aboard a Black Brant IX sounding rocket Aug. 11 at White Sa...
Hyperspectral camera captures detailed 2D image of Aurora Borealis
Aug 05, 2024 (SPX)
There is a variety of characteristic colors of auroras, such as green and red, but there are multiple theories about the emission process by which they appear i...
Solar storms could cause more auroras
Jul 30, 2024 (AFP)
In May, the most powerful geomagnetic storm to strike Earth in more than two decades lit up night skies with colourful displays in Hawaii, Spain, South Africa a...
UAH study sheds light on mystery of why the solar corona is super hot
Jul 30, 2024 (SPX)
"For decades, Alfven waves have been proven to be the best candidates for transporting energy from one place to another," Ayaz says, noting the potential role o...
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