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Telescope Spies Strange 'Red Arcs' In Sky

Posted 04.02.2013 | Science
Read More: Sky, Video, Auroras, Space, Magnetosphere, All-Sky Imaging Air-Glow Observatory, Physics, Earth Atmosphere, Geomagnetic Storm, Earth, Space Photos, Red Arc, Meteorology, Space Weather, Science News

By: Charles Q. Choi, OurAmazingPlanet Contributor Published: 04/02/2013 11:45 AM EDT on LiveScience Glowing red arcs invisible to the naked eye ha...

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Space Probe Makes Surprising Discovery Near Saturn

Posted 02.26.2013 | Science
Read More: Solar Wind, Planets, Spacecraft, Video, Nasa, Space Exploration, Saturn, Space, Star Explosion, Magnetosphere, Particle Accelerator, Solar System, Cassini, Saturn Shockwave, Saturn Particle Accelerator, Science News

By: Mike Wall Published: 02/26/2013 11:31 AM EST on SPACE.com NASA's Cassini spacecraft has spotted solar particles moving at incredible speeds ne...

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Split-Personality Star Baffles Astronomers

Posted 01.25.2013 | Science
Read More: X-Rays, Stars, Star, Video, Astronomy, Star Radiation, Space, Spinning Star, Magnetosphere, PSR B0943+10, Spinning Pulsar Star, Radio Waves, Science News

By: Elizabeth Howell Published: 01/24/2013 02:11 PM EST on SPACE.com Scientists have discovered a puzzling spinning star that is spontaneously s...

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Satellites Spot Leaks In Earth's Protective 'Bubble'

Posted 11.02.2012 | Science
Read More: Earth, Video, Earth's Magnetic Field, Magnetism, Space, Magnetosphere, Science News

By: Crystal Gammon, OurAmazingPlanet Contributor Published: 11/01/2012 12:06 PM EDT on OurAmazingPlanet Our planet's protective magnetic bubble ma...

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NASA Explains Magnetosphere With Dazzling New Video

The Huffington Post | Craig Kanalley | Posted 06.21.2012 | Science
Read More: Magnetic Field, Milky Way, Milky Way Galaxy, Magnetosphere, Earth, Solar System, Sun, Atmosphere, Universe, Video, Science News

The sun sends enormous amounts of energy toward Earth, but why don't coronal mass ejections cause the same type of havoc as they do for Mercury and Ve...

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TONIGHT: Solar Storm May Bring Awesome Aurora

Posted 03.08.2012 | Science
Read More: Solar Wind, Solar Storm, Sun Storm, Aurora Borealis, Video, Magnetosphere, Solar Flare, Slidewide, Sun, Northern Lights, Slidepollajax, Space Weather, Science News

By: Denise Chow Published: 03/07/2012 06:16 PM EST on SPACE.com A massive solar storm may spark an intense northern lights display for skywatche...

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WATCH: Venus Rocked By Huge Explosions

Posted 03.06.2012 | Science
Read More: Solar Wind, Goddard, Planetary Science, Venus Weather, Nasa, Venus Explosions, Space, Venus Explosion Video, Magnetosphere, Venus, Video, Science News

SPACE.com Staff Date: 06 March 2012 Time: 07:00 AM ET Strange, gigantic explosions fueled by solar energy detonate just above the surface of Ven...

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Solar Storm Study Spotlights Risk Of Catastrophe

Posted 03.01.2012 | Science
Read More: Carrington Event, Earth Science, Solar Storm, Aurora Borealis, Video, Space, Magnetosphere, Solar Flare, Sun, Aurora, Coronal Mass Ejection, Science News

An aurora borealis may be beautiful, but can there be too much of a good thing? A new study published in the journal Space Weather analyzed the freque...

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PHOTOS: Rocket Launched Into Aurora Borealis Makes For Spectacular Photos

Posted 02.21.2012 | Science
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By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 02/21/2012 07:17 AM EST on SPACE.com A team of scientists launched a small rocket into an eye-popping northern ligh...

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Solar Storm Helps Solve 'Killer Electrons' Mystery

The Huffington Post | Travis Korte | Posted 01.30.2012 | Science
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Solar storms like the massive one that's currently hitting Earth don't just give us great aurora imagery. UCLA researchers have published a paper in N...

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DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
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