M6 Solar Flare Heading Towards Earth
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online NASA said that the sun emitted a mid-level solar flare on Tuesday that has the potential of causing some radio blackouts. The solar flare reached a...
View ArticleHubble Image Of Planetary Nebula Resembles Christmas Ribbon
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online NASA and the European Space Agency ( ESA ) have released a new Hubble Space Telescope image of the planetary nebula NGC 5189 . In the essence of the...
View ArticleSpacecraft Capture A Solar Fireworks Show
[ Watch the Video: SOHO Captures CME On January 23, 2013 ] Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The sun showed off its strength on Wednesday with two coronal mass ejections (CME),...
View ArticleSun Burps Up Two CMEs In Less That 12 Hours
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Earlier this week the sun twice ejected large amounts of solar material during two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) in a 12-hour period, according to a...
View ArticlePowerful Coronal Mass Ejection Erupts On Sun ‘s Earth-Facing Side
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A powerful solar eruption occurred on the surface of the sun at 2:54 a.m. (EDT) this morning. The eruption, called a coronal mass ejection (...
View ArticleYoung Stars Grow By Consuming Nearby Gas
April Flowers for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Our Sun erupted on June 7, 2011, sending tons of hot plasma blasting into space. Some of the plasma fell back to the surface of the Sun, sparking...
View ArticleFascinating Features On Sun Captured By Solar Dynamics Observatory
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Scientists studying the solar atmosphere have spotted some fascinating moving features in the Sun’s sky. A team using the Atmospheric Imaging...
View ArticleSatellites Need Better Protection From Space Weather
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Scientists say space weather could be causing some satellite malfunctions due to high-energy electrons. Space weather is a biproduct of solar...
View ArticleSolar Impulse's Bertrand Piccard Completes 72-Hour Simulation Flight
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Bertrand Piccard has successfully completed a mock 72-hour flight in the HB-SIB cockpit replica in preparations for the upcoming Solar Impulse...
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