WASHINGTON — NASA’s Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP), the first twin-spacecraft mission designed to explore our planet’s radiation belts, launched…
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Sun Erupts a 7.6 Million Mile per hour Coronal Mass Ejection from Sunspot 1520
Sunspot 1520 may have turned away from earth but it is still very active. On July 23rd it erupted a…
Solar Flare, Xray blast and CME from Sunspot AR1515
July 8, 2012: Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity from 07/2100Z to 08/2100Z show Solar activity was high. Region…
M2-class flare causes R1 radio blackouts
Sunspot AR 1513 hit Earth’s atmosphere with a pulse of X-rays and extreme ultraviolet radiation. The flare also has a…
Double CME headed to Earth from sunspot AR1504
Update 6/15/12 – A beta-gamma-delta field in AR1504 has developed. This could store energy for strong solar flares. NOAA estimates…
Martian dust devil roughly 12 miles high
Mars’ Whirling Dust Devil A Martian dust devil roughly 12 miles (20 kilometers) high was captured winding its way…
Video of Tornados on the Sun..too cool to miss
Recent Video from SDO will make earthbound tornado chasers envious. SDO recently captured some astounding videos of tornados on the…
Space Station Captures Views of U.S., Canada and Northern Lights
Space Station Captures Views of U.S., Canada and Northern Lights 02.10.12 Recent imagery taken by astronauts aboard the International Space…
