Perfect Space Storm Could be Catastrophic on Earth
A new study from the National Academy of Sciences outlines grim possibilities on Earth for a worst-case scenario solar storm.
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2009-01-07
Invisible Lights on Mars Mapped
Mars' ultraviolet auroral lights have been mapped for the first time. The map could in turn shed light on the way the red planet interacts with electrically charged particles spit out by the sun.
2008-12-02
NASA to launch probe to map solar system's edge
LOS ANGELES - A small NASA spacecraft embarks on a two-year mission this weekend to give scientists their first view of the happenings at the edge of the solar system. The Ibex probe, short for Interstellar Boundary Explorer, will study a chaotic region in space where the solar wind from the sun clashes with cold gases from interstellar space.
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2008-10-19
NASA to launch probe to map solar system's edge
LOS ANGELES - A small NASA spacecraft embarks on a two-year mission this weekend to give scientists their first view of the happenings at the edge of the solar system. The Ibex probe, short for Interstellar Boundary Explorer, will study a chaotic region in space where the solar wind from the sun clashes with cold gases from interstellar space.
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2008-10-17
Sun's wind and output on extended dimmer switch
WASHINGTON - The sun has dialed back its furnace to the lowest levels seen in the space age, new measurements from a space probe show.
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2008-09-23
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