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Geotimes June 2007 Carolyn Gramling |
Sun Cycle to Flare Back up in 2008 Although the new cycle is predicted to be moderate in intensity, scientists warn that it may still strongly impact space-based technologies. |
Industrial Physicist Dec 2003/Jan 2004 Dawn Lenz |
Understanding and predicting space weather When streams of charged particles from the sun interact with the Earth's magnetic field, there can be serious consequences for electrical power grids, communications networks (radio, television, and telephone), and satellite operations. |
National Defense November 2011 Dan Parsons |
Solar Storms Could Plunge Nation into Darkness Researchers are racing to understand the effects its energy might have on the U.S power grids in hopes that potential cataclysm can be avoided. |
National Defense February 2012 Dan Parsons |
Catastrophic Solar Flare Scenario Touches Off Stormy Debate Energy from solar flares can harm electrical grids on Earth, but a new study says the sun probably won't plunge the United States into the Dark Ages, as some theorists have said. |
Geotimes August 2006 Carolyn Gramling |
Todd Hoeksema: A Flare for All Things Solar The researcher at the Wilcox Solar Observatory at Stanford University in California helped NASA create a new "roadmap" for future solar physics research. |
Geotimes February 2007 Kathryn Hansen |
Creating a Formula for the Northern Lights A new formula could help researchers predict space weather events, which can affect electronic and communication systems. |
Fast Company April 2010 Damian Joseph |
What's Next: Solar Flares In February, NASA launched a satellite to measure solar activity. The goal: to one day predict the solar system's weather. |
Geotimes May 2006 Kathryn Hansen |
Sunspot Outlook 2012 The future of the sun appears spotty, according to some solar scientists. By incorporating physical observations of the sun into a model, some scientists predict that the sun will boast more sunspots during its next cycle than previous estimates anticipated. |
Popular Mechanics September 24, 2008 Andrew Moseman |
Weaker Solar Wind Won't Slow Global Warming, May Threaten Astronauts If a spacecraft keeps chugging along for long enough, eventually it may find something startling. |
IEEE Spectrum April 2013 Jean Kumagai |
Protecting the Power Grid From Solar Storms New spacecraft will aid forecasts of space weather. |
AskMen.com |
NASA Studying The Sun The most advanced solar observatory ever built rocketed into space Thursday on a five-year quest to shed light on Earth's star. |
Wired March 24, 2008 Erin Biba |
Prepare for the Worst, Because Solar Storms Are About to Get Ugly Scientists discovered a signal that solar windstorms are on the way and some are predicting that at its peak (in about four years) things are gonna get nasty. |
IEEE Spectrum February 2012 John Kappenman |
A Perfect Storm of Planetary Proportions The approach of the solar maximum is an urgent reminder that power grids everywhere are more vulnerable than ever to geomagnetic effects |
Geotimes September 2004 Sara Pratt |
Solar Storms Strip Water Off Mars For the first time, scientists have observed a solar superstorm with an array of spacecraft scattered throughout the solar system providing data that may help to explain the disappearance of water from Mars. |
National Defense January 2015 Stew Magnuson |
Earth Needs More Robust Early Warning Space Weather Systems The challenge for the space community is making lawmakers who hold the purse strings understand the importance of space weather forecast, and the impact that events can have on modern technology. |
National Defense October 2010 Eric Beidel |
Satellite System Rides the Solar Wind A new system for observing space weather is bringing scientists closer to making accurate forecasts for conditions beyond Earth's atmosphere. |
Popular Mechanics March 20, 2009 Erin McCarthy |
Knowing Blends Science Fact with Fiction (Beware: Spoilers!) In Nicholas Cage's latest flick Knowing, numbers predict every major disaster for 50 years. But just how much can scientists predict? MIT physicist Dr. Edward Farhi shares his opinion. |
D-Lib April 2005 |
D-Lib Featured Collection April 2005: IMAGES Images acquired before and during a magnetic storm, showing the buildup of energetic particles surrounding the Earth during the storm's main phase. Courtesy of the IMAGE HENA Team and NASA. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007 |
Lockheed Martin Instrument to Monitor Solar Eruptions on Latest NASA Sun Mission Data from spacecraft instruments will allow scientists to construct the first ever three-dimensional views of the Sun, providing a new perspective on Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs). |
Popular Mechanics February 6, 2008 Joe Pappalardo |
Sun Stays Sluggish as Weathermen Fight for Anti-Ice Age Funding With a debate over implications on climate change at stake, solar researchers in Canada have been finding new lows in magnetic field outputs from the sun. |
Geotimes July 2007 Carolyn Gramling |
X-ray Eyes in the Sky Scientists are working on the next generation of low-orbiting satellites that they hope will see far past the Earth's surface and into its interior, to better understand the structure and composition of Earth's crust, mantle and core. |
IEEE Spectrum September 2007 Saswato R. Das |
Killer Electrons From Outer Space Accurate space-weather forecasts could come from knowing the cause of super-fast electrons in the Van Allen belts. |
PC Magazine October 24, 2003 Cade Metz |
Solar Flare Could Disrupt Technology As it moves towards earth from the sun, a geomagnetic storm has already interfered with airline communications. |
Geotimes July 2007 Carolyn Gramling |
Mercury's Gooey Center Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, has a large core, which scientists now know is partially molten and therefore could create a magnetic field around the planet. |
Geotimes October 2005 Naomi Lubick |
Moon Soil, Earth Air? Apollo astronauts brought back samples of soil from the moon that contained unexpectedly high levels of nitrogen. New research is shedding light on the anomaly. |
Geotimes December 2005 Kathryn Hansen |
Sun Fuels Climate Change The recipe for global warming has changed, according to a new statistical analysis of solar output. The sun may be increasing its output and contributing to global warming more than previously thought. |
Geotimes June 2007 Kathryn Hansen |
So, When Did Earth Become Attractive? Ever since Earth's protective field was discovered in 1958, scientists have been wondering when did the planet grow up and become attractive? |
Geotimes April 2005 Laura Stafford |
New Seasonal Hurricane Prediction Scientists are proposing a new method for assessing the probability of a "good" or "bad" hurricane season, which could give insurance companies the ability to plan in advance what sort of protection they may need for their clients. |
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider |
NASA's New Spacecraft Will Touch The Sun Scientists at NASA and Johns Hopkins University are working on a space probe that will literally touch the surface of the sun. |
Scientific American September 2008 David Appell |
The Sun Will Eventually Engulf Earth--Maybe Researchers debate whether Earth will be swallowed by the sun as it expands into a red giant billions of years from now |
Scientific American July 2005 Mark Alpert |
Feeling the Pinch Voyager 1, now speeding out of the solar system after 28 years in space, is one of the NASA missions facing budget cuts, even though the craft is reporting remarkable discoveries. |
IEEE Spectrum April 2012 Gregory L. Matloff |
Deflecting Asteroids A solar sail could use light to nudge an earthbound rock into an orbit we could live with |
IEEE Spectrum April 2007 Sandra Upson |
U.S. Earth-Sensing Satellites Left Out In the Cold The degree of precision needed to forecast hurricanes, and the future accuracy of climate modeling as well, may be in danger if recent trends in Earth-observing satellite programs persist. |
Science News June 26, 2004 |
Tracking Solar Activity Part of the Student Observation Network, this NASA Web site offers information and activities related to solar flares and storms. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005 Ben Ames |
Weather Forecasters Turn to High Technology From warfighting to civilian airline schedules, weather controls our lives. The modern meteorologist builds forecasting models on powerful computers, and pulls data from radars, satellites, and a global network of sensors deployed on airplanes, weather balloons, and ocean buoys. |
Scientific American November 7, 2005 Mark Alpert |
Red Star Rising Small, cool stars may be hot spots for life |
IEEE Spectrum July 2011 Eliza Strickland |
Satellites and Supercomputers Say 6 to 10 Hurricanes Coming U.S. scientists predict a stormy season; new satellites and simulations coming too |
Geotimes April 2003 Christina Reed |
Watching The Core: A movie review Geotimes went to the movies with four geophysicists from the Carnegie Institution of Washington to see the new blockbuster movie The Core. With Hollywood blaming its newest apocalypse on Earth's core, we couldn't resist. |
IEEE Spectrum August 2011 Mason Peck |
Exploring Space with Chip-sized Satellites The future of space exploration will include swarms of tiny spacecraft. |
AskMen.com |
Earth-Like Planet Found Astronomers have finally found a place outside our solar system where there's a firm place to stand -- if only it weren't so broiling hot. |
Scientific American July 2008 Tim Hornyak |
Farming Solar Energy in Space Shrugging off massive costs, Japan pursues space-based solar arrays. |
Chemistry World November 3, 2014 Tim Wogan |
Earth ripe for life soon after formation There has been water on Earth since shortly after it formed, say researchers from the US, who compared the deuterium to hydrogen ratios in water on Earth and from the Vesta asteroid belt. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2005 |
In Brief Successful first flights conducted using radar for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter... EADS joins Northrop Grumman on KC-30 tanker bid... French select Spectrum's flexComm SDR-3002 platform for homeland defense... etc. |
Scientific American November 2007 Charles Choi |
Whatever happened to...? Cosmic radiation... Smoking and genes... Shrubs 1, Grasses 0... Corona heat... etc. |
IEEE Spectrum November 2010 Joseph Calamia |
Solar Sailing Several solar sails are set for launch |
Wired February 2006 Sean Cooper |
Alien Animal Planet Aurelia and Blue Moon are based on computer models created by NASA and SETI Project researchers to help identify which stars among the universe's 70 sextillion are most likely to support life. |
National Real Estate Investor June 1, 2005 Henry Springs |
Savings Under the Sun Escalating energy costs are driving the development of new solar technologies, and the Vista Montana apartment complex in Watsonville, Calif., is testing just how far the sun will go. |
National Defense May 2009 Robert H. Williams |
Carbon Film Enhances Space Probe Diamond like carbon films that were developed at Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, N.M., are being used on NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer to help determine how solar wind interacts with the matter that exists between stars. |
National Defense August 2008 Grace V. Jean |
Harnessing the Sun's Energy Through Transparent Photovoltaics Researchers here have developed a small transparent solar cell prototype that may one day capture sunlight streaming in through a window and produce enough electricity to power homes and office buildings. |
Chemistry World July 27, 2015 Katrina Kramer |
A space traveller's guide to the solar system Mark Thompson will take you on a holiday around our solar system in his new book, A space traveler's guide to the solar system -- a journey that promises to be both terrifying and awe-inspiring. |