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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.   |
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. |
Wired
July 20, 2009
Noah Shachtman |
Strange New Air Force Facility Energizes Ionosphere, Fans Conspiracy Flames Scientists in the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HARP) have successful created an artificial aurora borealis in the sky. |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2005
Bleier & Freund |
Earthquake Alarm Impending earthquakes have been sending us warning signals -- and people are finally starting to listen. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Geotimes
June 2005
Naomi Lubick |
Seeing Earthquakes From Space A small instrument aboard the International Space Station can be used to look for disturbances in the Earth's magnetic field that may precede large earthquakes. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2011
Mason Peck |
Exploring Space with Chip-sized Satellites The future of space exploration will include swarms of tiny spacecraft. |
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 |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2010
Sigrid Close |
Shooting Stars Can Shoot Down Satellites We don't know enough about meteoroids |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2012
Toth & Turyshev |
Finding the Source of the Pioneer Anomaly Thirty years ago, the first spacecraft sent to explore the outer solar system started slowing unexpectedly. Now we finally know what happened |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2013
Jean Kumagai |
Protecting the Power Grid From Solar Storms New spacecraft will aid forecasts of space weather. |
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
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
January 2007
Nicole Branan |
Heat Flow Causes Magnetic Reversals Earth's magnetic field has done hundreds of somersaults over the last few billion years. A new study sheds some light on what causes the geomagnetic field to flip. |
Scientific American
February 2009 |
100 Years Ago: Rescue Tugs Bring Safety to the Ocean From past issues: Darwin's Missing Evidence... Van Allen Belts... Rescue Tug... Gorilla... Anti Bad Luck Society... |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2008
Sarah Adee |
Sigrid Close: Star Struck This engineer tracks meteors and other phenomena in the ionosphere that can impede satellite communications. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2006 |
Scientists Are Finding Life In Earth's Coldest, Hottest, Weirdest Places By creating an alternative life chemistry in the lab, astrobiologist Steven Benner hopes to uncover a formula for alien microbes. How five big questions about life on our planet are shaping the search for it on other worlds. |
Wired
August 2001 |
Verge An electrodynamic tether may have potential as a low-cost means of propelling spacecraft within Earth's orbit... |
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. |
National Defense
June 2009
Stew Magnuson |
New Satellites to Keep Watch Over Space-Based Systems Two new satellites may be launched later this year that will help the U.S. defense community better understand what is happening to the multi-million dollar spacecraft it depends on. |
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 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. |
T.H.E. Journal
August 1999
Stephen M. Portz - Space Coast Middle School |
Satellite Technologies in the Classroom ...Though the data is often not in real time, the ease of accessibility, the range and quantity of images, and the archival capabilities of the Internet make the use of satellite imagery a great educational activity... |
Popular Mechanics
April 2010
David Hambling |
New Magnetic Tech Could Help Coal Mine Rescue Workers Talk Underground At least 25 people died in an explosion at a West Virginia coal mine on Monday. A new magnetic communicator could help first responders contact victims in these underground disasters. Here's how the device works. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2012
James C. Lyke |
U.S. Air Force's Plug-and-Play Satellites Satellite design doesn't have to be rocket science |
Science News
January 20, 2007 |
Timeline: From the January 16, 1937, issue Out of the white... All-wavelength broadcast to probe earth's ionosphere... Connection found between vitamin and poison protection... |
Wired
December 2004
Brendan I. Koerner |
NASA's Germbuster A cell biologist at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, Noonan chairs this committee charged with keeping future spacecraft from contaminating distant worlds and vice-versa. |
AskMen.com
Bernie Alexander |
Satellite Radio: Signals From Space With the recent news of Howard Stern moving over to this medium, the emergence of satellite radio may be the start of a media revolution. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2009
Glenn Harlan Reynolds |
Collision Course: The Need for Better Space Junk Regulations Space is getting crowded, and the problem urgently needs attention from all spacefaring nations, lest we find ourselves earthbound under a shroud of orbiting trash. |
