News tagged with solar weather
Sun-powered plane waits for better weather to continue trip
The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse is waiting for weather conditions to improve before continuing on its first transcontinental flight, organisers said Wednesday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 30, 2012 |
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Solar Impulse takes off on first intercontinental flight
The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse on Thursday took off for Morocco on its first intercontinental flight attempt without using a drop of fuel.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 24, 2012 |
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Engineers aim to boost the future of renewable energy by collecting solar power in space
Solar power gathered in space could be set to provide the renewable energy of the future thanks to innovative research being carried out by engineers at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 16, 2012 |
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Space weather expert has ominous forecast
A stream of highly charged particles from the sun is headed straight toward Earth, threatening to plunge cities around the world into darkness and bring the global economy screeching to a halt.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 08, 2012 |
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Clear link between solar activity and winter weather revealed
Scientists have demonstrated a clear link between the 11-year sun cycle and winter weather over the northern hemisphere for the first time.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 10, 2011 |
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Scientists prove existence of 'magnetic ropes' that cause solar storms
George Mason University scientists discovered recently that a phenomenon called a giant magnetic rope is the cause of solar storms. Confirming the existence of this formation is a key first step in helping ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Solar storm sparks dazzling northern lights
A storm from the broiling sun turned the chilly northernmost skies of Earth into an ever-changing and awe-provoking art show of northern lights on Tuesday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Biggest solar storm since 2005 pummels Earth
A potent solar flare has unleashed the biggest radiation storm since 2005 and could disrupt some satellite communications in the polar regions, US space weather monitors said Monday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Space weather: Explosions on Venus
In the grand scheme of the solar system, Venus and Earth are almost the same distance from the sun. Yet the planets differ dramatically: Venus is some 100 times hotter than Earth and its days more than 200 ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 05, 2012 |
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When worlds collide: Researchers harness supercomputers to understand solar storm, magnetosphere
If the sun is anything, it is reassuring. It rises, sets, and rises again, allowing us to grow crops, get tan, and power homes, just to name a few of humanity's most important life-sustaining functions. No ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Biggest solar storm in years races toward Earth (Update 2)
The largest solar storm in five years was due to arrive on Earth early Thursday, promising to shake the globe's magnetic field while expanding the Northern Lights.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Magnetic 'ropes' tie down solar eruptions (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using data from the Hinode spacecraft, a team of researchers from University College London (UCL) have revealed an immense magnetic structure that erupted to produce a dramatic solar eruption ...
Apr 12, 2010 |
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Shocking recipe for making killer electrons (w/ Video)
Take a bunch of fast-moving electrons, place them in orbit and then hit them with the shock waves from a solar storm. What do you get? Killer electrons. That's the shocking recipe revealed by ESA's Cluster ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 11, 2010 |
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Space-Based Solar Power Coming to California in 2016
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the near future, a solar power satellite may be supplying electricity to 250,000 homes around Fresno County, California. Unlike ground-based solar arrays, satellites would be unaffected ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Sun delivered curveball of powerful radiation at Earth
A potent follow-up solar flare, which occurred Friday (Jan. 17, 2012), just days after the Sun launched the biggest coronal mass ejection (CME) seen in nearly a decade, delivered a powerful radiation punch ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 01, 2012 |
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