News tagged with aurora
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Aurora A may contribute to kidney disease
The Aurora A kinase may contribute to polycystic kidney disease (PKD) by inactivating a key calcium channel in kidney cells, according to a study in the June 13 issue of The Journal of Cell Biology.
Jun 13, 2011 |
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Frozen fjords found under Antarctic ice
Scientists have uncovered a landscape of deep fjords in Antarctica, carved by millions of years of ice movement.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Another high-definition plasma
(PhysOrg.com) -- The sight of an aurora evokes feelings of mystery and awe in the weekend star gazer and scientist alike. The stargazer may ponder the vastness of our universe or how such vivid color can be ...
Feb 24, 2011 |
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Auroral rocket observed flow of heat, particles and electromagnetic energy
The aurora borealis and aurora australis—the northern and southern lights—are visible manifestations of a connection between the Sun and Earth. Blasts of energy and magnetically charged particles fro ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 06, 2011 |
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New space research settles years of scientific debate
(PhysOrg.com) -- New space research published this week (Thursday 21 October) in the journal Nature, has settled decades of scientific debate. Researchers from the University of California (UCLA) and Britis ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 20, 2010 |
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Cassini captures new views of Saturn's aurora (w/ Video)
A new movie and images showing Saturn's shimmering aurora over a two-day period are helping scientists understand what drives some of the solar system's most impressive light shows.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 24, 2010 |
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Canadian space agency beams northern lights over Web
Skywatchers can turn their gaze to a computer for a glimpse of the northern lights: the Canadian Space Agency on Monday launched an online observatory streaming the aurora borealis live over the Internet.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 20, 2010 |
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Image: Aurora Australis Observed from the International Space Station
(PhysOrg.com) -- Among the views of Earth afforded astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS), surely one of the most spectacular is of the aurora. These ever-shifting displays of colored ribbons, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 23, 2010 |
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Man-made aurora to help predict space weather
(PhysOrg.com) -- For more than 25 years, our understanding of terrestrial space weather has been partly based on incorrect assumptions about how nitrogen, the most abundant gas in our atmosphere, reacts when ...
Jun 08, 2010 |
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Scientists track solar eruption all the way from the Sun to the Earth (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international group of solar and space scientists have built the most complete picture yet of the full impact of a large solar eruption, using instruments on the ground and in space to ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 14, 2010 |
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Colliding auroras produce an explosion of light
(PhysOrg.com) -- A network of cameras deployed around the Arctic in support of NASA's THEMIS mission has made a startling discovery about the Northern Lights. Sometimes, vast curtains of aurora borealis collide, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Cassini Captures Ghostly Dance of Saturn's Northern Lights (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the first video showing the auroras above the northern latitudes of Saturn, Cassini has spotted the tallest known "northern lights" in the solar system, flickering in shape and brightness ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Aqua satellite confirms another tropical cyclone may impact the Philippines
When NASA's Aqua satellite flew over the Philippine Sea during the early morning hours today, November 2 infrared imagery saw another new tropical cyclone coming together.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 02, 2009 |
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The auroras in the Northern and the Southern hemispheres are not identical (w/ Video)
In a Nature letter published July 23, 2009, Norwegian researchers present evidence that the auroras in the Northern and the Southern hemispheres can be totally asymmetric. These findings contradict the co ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Warning: Sunspot cycle beginning to rise
(AP) -- When the sun sneezes it's Earth that gets sick. It's time for the sun to move into a busier period for sunspots, and while forecasters expect a relatively mild outbreak by historical standards, one ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 08, 2009 |
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