Holiday lights on the Sun: SDO imagery of a significant solar flare
The sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 7:28 p.m. EST on Dec. 19, 2014.
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Dec 22, 2014
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Air pollution under clear skies reduces sunlight reaching the Earth's surface
Scientists have found that air pollution absorbs and disperses sunlight and thereby reduces the amount that reaches the Earth's surface. The latest study, published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences on Aug 20, 2019 also ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 30, 2019
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Arctic climate modeling too conservative, says new research
Climate models used by the UN's IPCC and others to project climate change are not accurately reflecting what the Arctic's future will be. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg argue that the rate of warming will be ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 13, 2023
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Effects of sea spray geoengineering on global climate
Anthropogenic climate warming is leading to consideration of options for geoengineering to offset rising carbon dioxide levels. One potential technique involves injecting artificial sea spray into the atmosphere. The sea ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 14, 2012
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New Sun-Watching Instrument to Monitor Sunlight Fluctuations
(PhysOrg.com) -- During the Maunder Minimum, a period of diminished solar activity between 1645 and 1715, sunspots were rare on the face of the sun, sometimes disappearing entirely for months to years. At the same time, Earth ...
Space Exploration
Mar 23, 2009
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How NASA plans to destroy the International Space Station, and the dangers involved
NASA has announced plans for the International Space Station (ISS) to be officially decommissioned in 2031. After dozens of launches since 1998 got the station up and into orbit, bringing it down will be a feat of its own—the ...
Space Exploration
Feb 18, 2022
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Sunset Planet Alert
The solar system's innermost planets are about to put on a beautiful show.
Space Exploration
Apr 1, 2010
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The many colors of the Kuiper Belt
(PhysOrg.com) -- The sun isn't kind to objects without atmospheres. Bombarded by solar radiation, the surfaces of some comets, for example, tend to be a charred carbon-black. But the 1,000 objects so far directly imaged in ...
Astronomy
Oct 29, 2010
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Eight things you never knew about mining on Mars, the Moon, and even asteroids
Off-earth mining may once have been purely the stuff of science fiction, but now it's potentially a US$1 trillion industry that is likely to be vital if humans are serious about colonizing Mars or the moon.
Space Exploration
May 12, 2022
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NASA sees a significant flare surge off the Sun
The sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 1:48 p.m. EDT on Sept. 10, 2014. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of the event.
Space Exploration
Sep 10, 2014
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