Today the sun emitted an impressive CME at about 04:00 UTC. This event is related to a coronal hole in the sun’s…
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Dramatic Video Shows Earth Heating from 1880 to 2012
Five-Year Global Temperature Anomalies (Source NASA) – This striking video shows how the Earth temperatures have changed since 1880. The…
Video from Chandra, Nutron Star Ejecting Jets of Particles
The hero of this Chandra movie is the Vela pulsar, a neutron star that was formed when a massive star…
Solar activity heating up, large flare and more sun spots
Today 1/9/13 at approximately 05:30 UTC a very large solar flare occurred as can be seen in the image above. It does…
Solar Flare Ballet 12-31-12
A solar eruption gracefully rose up from the sun on December 31, 2012, twisting and turning. Magnetic forces drove the…
Huge Storm Blankets U.S. December 19-21 (Video)
Much of the U.S. was blanketed by this large storm in December 2012. This NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite animation shows…
SpaceX test rocket makes vertical takeoff and landing
In November 2012 SpaceX’s Grasshopper vertical takeoff and landing test vehicle (VTVL) flies nearly two stories (17.7 feet/5.4 meters). Duration…
Geminid Meteor Shower Fireball Captured Dec 14, 2012
The December 2012 Geminid shower produced 50 or more meteors per hour. One of two major showers per year it’s…
