News tagged with solar waves

Scientists find giant solar twists

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have, for the first time, detected giant twisting waves in the lower atmosphere of the Sun, shedding light on the mystery of the Sun's corona (the region around the Sun, extending ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Mar 19, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 0

The Day the Sun Brought Darkness (w/Video)

On March 13, 1989 the entire province of Quebec, Canada suffered an electrical power blackout. Hundreds of blackouts occur in some part of North America every year. The Quebec Blackout was different, because ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 1

New aerosol observing technique turns gray skies to blue (w/Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tiny, ubiquitous particles in the atmosphere may play a profound role in regulating global climate. But the scientists who study these particles -- called aerosols -- have long struggled to ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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