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Sun Cycle to Flare Back up in 2008 Although the new cycle is predicted to be moderate in intensity, scientists warn that it may still strongly impact space-based technologies.   |
Geotimes
August 2006
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Todd Hoeksema: A Flare for All Things Solar The researcher at the Wilcox Solar Observatory at Stanford University in California helped NASA create a new "roadmap" for future solar physics research. |
Popular Mechanics
September 24, 2008
Andrew Moseman |
Weaker Solar Wind Won't Slow Global Warming, May Threaten Astronauts If a spacecraft keeps chugging along for long enough, eventually it may find something startling. |
Wired
March 24, 2008
Erin Biba |
Prepare for the Worst, Because Solar Storms Are About to Get Ugly Scientists discovered a signal that solar windstorms are on the way and some are predicting that at its peak (in about four years) things are gonna get nasty. |
Popular Mechanics
February 6, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
Sun Stays Sluggish as Weathermen Fight for Anti-Ice Age Funding With a debate over implications on climate change at stake, solar researchers in Canada have been finding new lows in magnetic field outputs from the sun. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2013
Jean Kumagai |
Protecting the Power Grid From Solar Storms New spacecraft will aid forecasts of space weather. |
| AskMen.com |
NASA Studying The Sun The most advanced solar observatory ever built rocketed into space Thursday on a five-year quest to shed light on Earth's star. |
Fast Company
April 2010
Damian Joseph |
What's Next: Solar Flares In February, NASA launched a satellite to measure solar activity. The goal: to one day predict the solar system's weather. |
Geotimes
October 2005
Kathryn Hansen |
New Flare for Space Weather Prediction Solar flares are not uncommon, and the potential devastation to earth-bound technology and to astronauts is driving researchers to improve existing prediction capabilities. |
Geotimes
February 2007
Kathryn Hansen |
Creating a Formula for the Northern Lights A new formula could help researchers predict space weather events, which can affect electronic and communication systems. |
National Defense
February 2012
Dan Parsons |
Catastrophic Solar Flare Scenario Touches Off Stormy Debate Energy from solar flares can harm electrical grids on Earth, but a new study says the sun probably won't plunge the United States into the Dark Ages, as some theorists have said. |
National Defense
October 2010
Eric Beidel |
Satellite System Rides the Solar Wind A new system for observing space weather is bringing scientists closer to making accurate forecasts for conditions beyond Earth's atmosphere. |
Industrial Physicist
Dec 2003/Jan 2004
Dawn Lenz |
Understanding and predicting space weather When streams of charged particles from the sun interact with the Earth's magnetic field, there can be serious consequences for electrical power grids, communications networks (radio, television, and telephone), and satellite operations. |
National Defense
January 2015
Stew Magnuson |
Earth Needs More Robust Early Warning Space Weather Systems The challenge for the space community is making lawmakers who hold the purse strings understand the importance of space weather forecast, and the impact that events can have on modern technology. |
Scientific American
September 2008
David Appell |
The Sun Will Eventually Engulf Earth--Maybe Researchers debate whether Earth will be swallowed by the sun as it expands into a red giant billions of years from now |
Geotimes
September 2004
Sara Pratt |
Solar Storms Strip Water Off Mars For the first time, scientists have observed a solar superstorm with an array of spacecraft scattered throughout the solar system providing data that may help to explain the disappearance of water from Mars. |
National Defense
November 2011
Dan Parsons |
Solar Storms Could Plunge Nation into Darkness Researchers are racing to understand the effects its energy might have on the U.S power grids in hopes that potential cataclysm can be avoided. |
Fast Company
Neal Ungerleider |
NASA's New Spacecraft Will Touch The Sun Scientists at NASA and Johns Hopkins University are working on a space probe that will literally touch the surface of the sun. |
| AskMen.com |
Earth-Like Planet Found Astronomers have finally found a place outside our solar system where there's a firm place to stand -- if only it weren't so broiling hot. |
Geotimes
December 2005
Kathryn Hansen |
Sun Fuels Climate Change The recipe for global warming has changed, according to a new statistical analysis of solar output. The sun may be increasing its output and contributing to global warming more than previously thought. |
The Motley Fool
April 27, 2011
Anders Bylund |
GT Solar International Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Shares of GT Solar International are having a moment in the sun today, jumping as high as 10.8% on more than double the average trading volume. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2012
John Kappenman |
A Perfect Storm of Planetary Proportions The approach of the solar maximum is an urgent reminder that power grids everywhere are more vulnerable than ever to geomagnetic effects |
Geotimes
July 2007
Carolyn Gramling |
X-ray Eyes in the Sky Scientists are working on the next generation of low-orbiting satellites that they hope will see far past the Earth's surface and into its interior, to better understand the structure and composition of Earth's crust, mantle and core. |
Science News
June 26, 2004 |
Tracking Solar Activity Part of the Student Observation Network, this NASA Web site offers information and activities related to solar flares and storms. |
PC Magazine
October 24, 2003
Cade Metz |
Solar Flare Could Disrupt Technology As it moves towards earth from the sun, a geomagnetic storm has already interfered with airline communications. |
Popular Mechanics
March 20, 2009
Erin McCarthy |
Knowing Blends Science Fact with Fiction (Beware: Spoilers!) In Nicholas Cage's latest flick Knowing, numbers predict every major disaster for 50 years. But just how much can scientists predict? MIT physicist Dr. Edward Farhi shares his opinion. |
D-Lib
April 2005 |
D-Lib Featured Collection April 2005: IMAGES Images acquired before and during a magnetic storm, showing the buildup of energetic particles surrounding the Earth during the storm's main phase. Courtesy of the IMAGE HENA Team and NASA. |
Geotimes
March 2004 |
Sedna: Newly sighted planetoid in the solar system At the edge of the solar system, astronomers have unexpectedly sighted an object slightly smaller and farther from the Sun than Pluto -- not quite another planet, but not a temporary visitor either. |
Science News
August 25, 2007 |
Timeline: From the August 21, 1937, Issue A Tower to Stop the Sun... New Comet is Discovered; Finsler's Has Second Tail... Sex Found in One-Celled Animal Considered Sexless... |
Chemistry World
August 8, 2012
Laura Howes |
Solar Cell Meets Sunflower Inspired by nature, a group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison developed a nanocomposite that twists and moves in direct response to the sun's light and warmth and used that to make a device that significantly increases the output of solar cells. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2012
Gregory L. Matloff |
Deflecting Asteroids A solar sail could use light to nudge an earthbound rock into an orbit we could live with |
Geotimes
February 2007
Cassandra Willyard |
Surprise! Stardust Lands Actual Stardust The dust is clearing around a cosmic puzzle that has long piqued the interest of astronomers. Tiny grains of dust, no larger than the width of a human hair, are revealing the conditions in which the solar system, and perhaps life, got its start. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2008
Barry E. DiGregorio |
Scientist Sells the Electric Sail for Space Propulsion Whisper-thin charged wires form a low-power sail for the solar wind. |
Science News
April 10, 2004 |
From the April 7, 1934, issue Camera Records Telescope Pouring... New Link of Man and Ape History Found in India... Weather Cycles on Planets Revealed by Brightness Study... |
InternetNews
July 22, 2010 |
Oracle Looks to Calm Sun Customer Concerns A Garter report found that Sun customers aren't happy with the flow of information from the company's new owner. Now Oracle is moving to calm frustrated Sun users. |
Chemistry World
November 3, 2014
Tim Wogan |
Earth ripe for life soon after formation There has been water on Earth since shortly after it formed, say researchers from the US, who compared the deuterium to hydrogen ratios in water on Earth and from the Vesta asteroid belt. |
The Motley Fool
May 21, 2010
Eric Jhonsa |
Are Solar Stocks Due for Another Fall? Overinvestment and Europe's economic problems could soon spell trouble for them. |
The Motley Fool
April 22, 2008
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Sunny Days for Your Green Portfolio There's a new ETF for those looking to cash in on sun power. |
Scientific American
July 2008
Tim Hornyak |
Farming Solar Energy in Space Shrugging off massive costs, Japan pursues space-based solar arrays. |
Geotimes
June 2005
Kathryn Hansen |
Orbital Shuffle for Early Solar System The solar system is now full of clues to its past, and astronomers, with the help of computer models, are finding new ways to link together previously unconnected observations to explain how the planetary system came to resemble what it is today. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2010
Joseph Calamia |
Solar Sailing Several solar sails are set for launch |
InternetNews
April 20, 2009
Paul Shread |
Sun, IBM Headline Eventful Day for Stocks Sun was the biggest story on a historic day for stocks. |
Smithsonian
December 2006
Eric Jaffe |
Clues from a Comet The first mission to collect space matter from beyond the moon offers insights into the solar system's creation. |
National Defense
May 2009
Robert H. Williams |
Carbon Film Enhances Space Probe Diamond like carbon films that were developed at Sandia National Laboratory in Albuquerque, N.M., are being used on NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer to help determine how solar wind interacts with the matter that exists between stars. |
National Defense
August 2008
Grace V. Jean |
Harnessing the Sun's Energy Through Transparent Photovoltaics Researchers here have developed a small transparent solar cell prototype that may one day capture sunlight streaming in through a window and produce enough electricity to power homes and office buildings. |
Geotimes
October 2005
Naomi Lubick |
Moon Soil, Earth Air? Apollo astronauts brought back samples of soil from the moon that contained unexpectedly high levels of nitrogen. New research is shedding light on the anomaly. |
The Motley Fool
February 25, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Investors See Clouds Over First Solar First Solar failed to impress investors with fourth-quarter earnings, but they weren't all that bad. |
InternetNews
April 3, 2009
Sean Michael Kerner |
IBM-Sun Acquisition to Be Announced Today? Talk about a potential acquisition of Sun by IBM has been swirling for the last few weeks and now has hit a new level. |
The Motley Fool
September 7, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Rising Star Buy: First Solar Let's find a silver lining in the cloudy solar industry. |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2011
Travis Hoium |
A Reflective Solar Revolution SunPower is still making all the right moves in solar. |
