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Seasonal, year-long cycles seen on the sun
Apr 12, 2015 (SPX)
Our sun is constantly changing. It goes through cycles of activity - swinging between times of relative calm and times when frequent explosions on its surface c...
Sun experiences seasonal changes, new research finds
Apr 10, 2015 (SPX)
The Sun undergoes a type of seasonal variability with its activity waxing and waning over the course of nearly two years, according to a new study by a team of ...
New research may improve solar storm predictions
Apr 07, 2015 (UPI)
A new study promises an improved understanding of the sun's seasonal changes -- changes that dictate the sun's electromagnetic behavior. In the new report, scie...
NASA-Funded Mission Studies the Sun in Soft X-Rays
Mar 26, 2015 (SPX)
At any given moment, our sun emits a range of light waves far more expansive than what our eyes alone can see: from visible light to extreme ultraviolet to soft...
The Mystery of Nanoflares
Mar 24, 2015 (SPX)
When you attach the prefix "nano" to something, it usually means "very small." Solar flares appear to be the exception. Researchers are studying a type of explo...
Protecting Earth from space weather
Mar 22, 2015 (ESA)
This week's spectacular glowing auroras in the night sky further south than usual highlighted the effect that 'space weather' can have on Earth. A strong solar ...
Severe solar storm may disrupt power, satellites
Mar 17, 2015 (AFP)
A pair of solar eruptions over the weekend have unleashed a severe geomagnetic storm that could disrupt power and communications on Earth, US officials said Tue...
CU students probe magnetic reconnection with MMS tools
Mar 05, 2015 (SPX)
The University of Colorado Boulder will serve as the Science Operations Center for a NASA mission launching this month to better understand the physical process...
NASA-Funded Study Finds Two Solar Wind Jets in the Heliosphere
Mar 04, 2015 (SPX)
As the sun skims through the galaxy, it emits charged particles in a stream of plasma called the solar wind. The solar wind, in turn, creates a bubble known cal...
The sun has more impact on the climate in cool periods
Mar 02, 2015 (SPX)
The activity of the Sun is an important factor in the complex interaction that controls our climate. New research now shows that the impact of the Sun is not co...
SOHO Sees Something New Near The Sun
Feb 25, 2015 (SPX)
An unusual comet skimmed past the sun on Feb 18-21, 2015, as captured by the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or SOHO....
A new view of the solar system: Astrophysical jets driven by the sun
Feb 20, 2015 (SPX)
As the sun skims through the galaxy, it flings out charged particles in a stream of plasma called the solar wind, and the solar wind creates a bubble extending ...
The origin of the magnetic field covering the Sun has been discovered
Feb 20, 2015 (SPX)
The magnetic field that covers the Sun and determines its behavior -the eleven year cycles no less than such conspicuous phenomena as solar spots and solar stor...
For the first time, spacecraft catch a solar shockwave in the act
Feb 20, 2015 (SPX)
On Oct. 8, 2013, an explosion on the sun's surface sent a supersonic blast wave of solar wind out into space. This shockwave tore past Mercury and Venus, blitzi...
The Sun's activity in the 18th century was similar to that now
Feb 10, 2015 (SPX)
Counting sunspots over time helps in knowing the activity of our star but the two indices used by scientists disagree on dates prior to 1885. Now an internation...
SOHO and Hinode Offer New Insight Into Solar Eruptions
Jan 28, 2015 (SPX)
The sun is home to the largest explosions in the solar system. For example, it regularly produces huge eruptions known as coronal mass ejections - when billions...
DSCOVR set for voyage to far out orbit
Jan 27, 2015 (SPX)
Many satellites that monitor the Earth orbit relatively close to the planet, while some satellites that monitor the sun orbit our star. DSCOVR will keep an eye ...
Rejigging the Cluster quartet
Jan 22, 2015 (ESA)
Aiming to study Earth's 'bow shock' in the solar wind, the constellation of Cluster satellites is being rejigged to bring two of the four to within almost touch...
SDO collects its 100-millionth image of Sun
Jan 21, 2015 (SPX)
On Jan. 19, 2015, at 12:49 p.m. EST, an instrument on NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured its 100 millionth image of the sun. The instrument is the Atmos...
AI helps physicists predict dangerous solar flares
Jan 15, 2015 (SPX)
Though scientists do not completely understand what triggers solar flares, Stanford solar physicists Monica Bobra and Sebastien Couvidat have automated the anal...
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