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Researchers set alarm for incoming space storms

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton has broken new ground in outer space by pinpointing the impact epicentre of an Earthbound space storm as it crashes into the ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 0




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GREGOR telescope: Zooming in on the sun

(Phys.org) -- Nighttime is the astronomer’s day. After all, anyone wishing to see the stars must wait until it is dark. There is one exception to this rule, however: the sun. Close up, it can be used ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

A strong backhand slap from end of solar storm (Update)

The solar storm that seemed to be more fizzle than fury got much stronger early Friday before fading again.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers discover unknown species at juncture where hot and cold habitats collide

Among the many intriguing aspects of the deep sea, Earth's largest ecosystem, exist environments known as hydrothermal vent systems where hot water surges out from the seafloor. On the flipside the deep sea ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Flying through a geomagnetic storm

Glowing green and red, shimmering hypnotically across the night sky, the aurora borealis is a wonder to behold.  Longtime sky watchers say it is the greatest show on Earth.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists launch rocket into aurora

(PhysOrg.com) -- With the full sky shimmering in green aurora, Saturday night (Feb. 18, 2012) a team of scientists, including space physicist Marc Lessard and graduate students from the University of New Hampshire's ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Plasmas torn apart: Physicists make discovery that hints at origin of phenomena like solar flares

January saw the biggest solar storm since 2005, generating some of the most dazzling northern lights in recent memory.

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (22) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

The butterfly effect in nanotech medical diagnostics

Tiny metallic nanoparticles that shimmer in the light like the scales on a butterfly's wing are set to become the color-change components of a revolutionary new approach to point-of-care medical diagnostics, according to ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Iridescence and superhydrophobicity combined on one surface

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have combined two properties on a single piece of graphene oxide that don’t usually go together: iridescence (resulting in a rainbow-hued appearance) and superhydrophobicity ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 21, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast weblog

Why does Sirius twinkle?

At this time of year, after dark we in the northern hemisphere are able to see the mighty constellation of Orion rise high in the sky with a very bright companion in a nearby constellation: Sirius – The ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 10

Electricity sparks new life into Indonesia's corals

Cyanide fishing and rising water temperatures had decimated corals off Bali until a diver inspired by a German scientist's pioneering work on organic architecture helped develop a project now replicated worldwide.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3


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