Solar Storms

NASA Mission To The Sun Due To Launch In 2018

The Los Angeles Times | Amina Khan | Posted 03.12.2012

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The chest-high rack of electronics Justin Kasper is assembling in a Massachusetts office park will fit in a shoe box before he's done. It won't be ...

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Mystery of Sunspot Formation Said Solved

Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Sunspots, Video, Solar, Astronomy, Space, Solar Flare, Sun, Telescope, Solar Storms, Science News

By: Clara Moskowitz Published: 02/01/2012 02:52 PM EST on SPACE.com Scientists may be one step closer to unraveling the mystery of sunspots —...

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WATCH: January's Northern Lights Dazzle In Real Time

Posted 02.14.2012

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After January's solar storm, residents of the Northern Hemisphere were treated to an especially dazzling performance of the northern lights. The s...

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PHOTOS: Amazing Images Of The 2012 Solar Storm

Posted 01.25.2012

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A solar storm created a dazzling light show in the northern latitudes of Earth on Tuesday. The storm also bombarded the Earth with radiation in the fo...

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Delta Reroutes Flights Over Solar Storm

Posted 01.25.2012

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UPDATE, 1/25: A Delta spokesman told Reuters that the flight re-routing has added roughly 15 minutes to flights. United confirmed it re-routed one...

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WATCH: Huge Solar Storm Could Affect Astronauts, Satellites

AP/The Huffington Post | By SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 03.24.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The sun is bombarding Earth with radiation from the biggest solar storm in more than six years with more to come from the fast-moving er...

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Weaker Sun Will Not Delay Global Warming, Study Finds

Reuters | Posted 03.25.2012

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LONDON (Reuters) - A weaker sun over the next 90 years is not likely to significantly delay a rise in global temperature caused by greenhouse gases, a...

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WATCH: Sun Emits Powerful Blast

Posted 01.07.2012

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The sun was on fire last week. Sorry, we couldn't resist. But when it came to solar activity, the big shining star didn't let us down. On Thurs...

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Part Of Sun Turns Into Stormy 'Benevolent Monster'

AP | By SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 01.04.2012

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WASHINGTON -- After years of quiet, the sun is coming alive with solar storms in a big way. The sun shot off a flare Thursday afternoon from a region...

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WATCH: Time-Lapse Shows Solar Eruption Engulfs View Of Venus

Posted 10.18.2011

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Too bright! This time-lapse footage captured Tuesday by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory shows a "coronal mass ejection" as it sparks between...

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Solar Flare Rocks The Sun, Earth 'Lucked Out'

Posted 10.09.2011

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A solar flare "rocked the sun" Tuesday morning. The solar flare, which began at 3:48 a.m. EDT, was the largest in four years, writes Space.com. Ac...

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LISTEN: More Solar Storms Coming?

Posted 08.31.2011

Read More: Power Grid, Solar Science, Denver News, Space Weather Prediction Center, Energy From the Sun, Science, Sun Science, Space Weather, Solar Storms, Tom Bogdan, Denver News

It’s getting increasingly stormy on the sun and that’s likely to cause problems on earth. A center in Boulder tracks solar activity 24/7 and sound...

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Official: Countries Should Prepare For 'Potentially Devastating Effects' Of Solar Storms

AP | Posted 07.17.2011

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GENEVA -- A senior official at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says solar storms pose a growing threat to criticial infrastru...

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WATCH: Michio Kaku Warns 5 Cities Of Enormous Pending Earthquakes

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Physicist and author of "Physics of the Future" Michio Kaku warned world citizens this morning on Good Morning America about the pending threat of eno...

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A Massive Solar Storm Could Cause Damages 20 Times The Cost Of Hurricane Katrina (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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CNN gathered top scientists together to discuss what the fallout would be if Earth were ever in the line of fire of the Sun during a massive solar sto...

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Natural Disasters and Solar Storms: Why Space Weather Matters

Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Ph.D.

Space weather remains an under-appreciated challenge. The star that lights our day also generates periodic disturbances -- solar storms and flares -- that give rise to effects that rain upon the Earth.

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2012, Seriously

Lawrence E. Joseph | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lawrence E. Joseph

As author of "Apocalypse 2012: An Investigation into Civilization's End" (Broadway/Random House, 2007) I am frequently asked what I thought of "2012," the Columbia Pictures film directed by Roland Emmerich.

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