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SwRI to develop magnetometers for NOAA's Space Weather Next Program
Dec 18, 2024 (SPX)
"The instruments provide critical data to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center which issues forecasts, warnings and alerts that help mitigate space weather im...
Aurora mapping across North America
Dec 17, 2024 (SPX)
One extreme auroral event earlier this year (May 10-11) was the Gannon geomagnetic "superstorm," named in honor of researcher Jennifer Gannon, who suddenly pass...
Eyes on the Sun thallium decay study sheds light on solar history
Dec 13, 2024 (SPX)
A significant breakthrough in this endeavor was achieved by an international team of scientists at GSI/FAIR's Experimental Storage Ring (ESR) in Darmstadt, Germ...
Sunlike stars produce superflares once per century
Dec 13, 2024 (SPX)
"We cannot observe the Sun over thousands of years," explained Prof. Dr. Sami Solanki, Director at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS) and ...
Scientists share early results from NASA's solar eclipse experiments
Dec 13, 2024 (SPX)
At a press briefing on Tuesday, Dec. 10, scientists attending the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in Washington, D.C., reported some early resu...
Researchers use citizen scientist data to explore blue auroras in Japan
Dec 09, 2024 (SPX)
Amateur photographs and smartphone videos captured the striking aurora, providing critical data for scientists to combine with their observations. The collabora...
European mission to imitate solar eclipse launches from India
Dec 05, 2024 (AFP)
The European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission blasted off on a Indian rocket from a launchpad on the island of Sriharikota at around 4:04 pm (1034 GMT), an online...
Eclipse maker Proba-3 to revolutionize solar corona observations
Nov 27, 2024 (SPX)
Proba-3, consisting of two spacecraft operating as a single unit, will use a unique design to block the Sun's glare, enabling continuous observation of the coro...
NASA selects NOAA for development of space weather sensors on SWFO-1
Nov 27, 2024 (SPX)
The contract, set to conclude by January 31, 2034, encompasses the design, fabrication, integration, and testing of two Suprathermal Ion Sensor instruments. APL...
Proba-3 precision laser calibration for artificial solar eclipse mission
Nov 25, 2024 (SPX)
The Proba-3 mission comprises two spacecraft - the Occulter and the Coronagraph - which will fly in tandem approximately 150 meters apart. Their coordinated ope...
Ready set action our Sun takes center stage in simulation advances
Nov 22, 2024 (SPX)
The latest visualizations highlight the strength of turbulent motions within the Sun's inner layers. These motions resemble the chaotic dynamics of boiling wate...
Researchers probe ancient wood for clues about massive solar storms
Nov 21, 2024 (SPX)
Such extreme solar storms are rare - only six are known to have left their traces on Earth in the past 14,500 years, and none have been witnessed since the heig...
Solar Orbiter images unveil sunspots and magnetic fields in unprecedented detail
Nov 21, 2024 (SPX)
The PHI instrument provided high-resolution maps of the Sun's surface, or photosphere, detailing the Sun's magnetic field and plasma movement. These images reve...
First-of-its-kind study of Alfven waves possibly key to mystery of solar corona heating
Nov 15, 2024 (SPX)
"In our earlier work, we explored wave-particle interactions, focusing on the dynamics of kinetic Alfven waves in plasmas," notes Ayaz, a graduate research assi...
NSO scientist reveals new hydrogen emissions in solar flares
Nov 15, 2024 (SPX)
Data from the solar active region NOAA 11861 has provided invaluable insights, contributing to a significant advancement in understanding H2 behavior in the Sun...
High-temperature decay reveals Sun's formation timeline
Nov 15, 2024 (SPX)
Current estimates suggest the Sun formed from a progenitor molecular cloud in about ten to twenty million years. These calculations are based on the behavior of...
UAH plasma researcher explores key factors in Solar Corona heating through Alfven Waves
Nov 15, 2024 (SPX)
Ayaz, a graduate research assistant at UAH's Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR), highlighted the focus of his new work: "In our earlier stud...
Getting Proba-3 ready for launch
Nov 14, 2024 (SPX)
Arriving at the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Satish Dhawan Space Centre earlier this month, the twin satellites completed functional testing at t...
Millennium spacecraft readies for key NASA TRACERS mission tests
Nov 13, 2024 (SPX)
"TRACERS will ultimately inform how we understand space weather," said Dave Machuga, CEO of Millennium Space Systems. "From a national security space perspectiv...
SwRI team revises solar composition, resolving long-standing mysteries
Nov 13, 2024 (SPX)
A paper detailing this study appears in the AAS *Astrophysical Journal*, addressing the "solar abundances" issue that has long puzzled scientists. "This is the ...
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