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Angry Sunspot Now Rotating Away
Sunspot 1429 constantly changed over the nine days pointed toward Earth (March 4-12, 2012). NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory watched it wallop Earth with several solar storms. Will it still be active when it come around again?www.space.com
Mayans Vs NASA – The Truth About 2012 !
The video explain’s the thinking of nasa which says that world will not end in 2012. Should we be concerned about solar storms in 2012? Heliophysicist Alex Young from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center sorts out truth from fiction.www.youtube.com
Geothermal Power – An Alternative Energy Source
We should be doing everything possible to develop geothermal energy technologies. This is a mainly untapped area of enormous alternative energy potentialbegreenblog.com
Saving desert tortoises is a costly hurdle for solar projects
the desert tortoise did its evolving more than 220 million years ago and only defenses are the shell on its back and the scent of its unspeakably foul urine… became the single biggest obstacle to industrial-scale solar development in the Mojave Deser…
Radical New 3-D Model of Planet Formation Unveiled
The prevailing model for planetary accretion, also called fractal assembly, and dating back as far as the 18th century, assumes that the Solar System’s planets grew as small grains colliding chaotically, coalescing into bigger ones, colliding yet mor…
Cut Grass Can Light Up the World
MIT researchers discovered a low-cost way to turn agricultural waste into electricity. This solar energy advance holds promise for people living off the grid.www.care2.com
Pros and Cons of Solar-Powered Home Systems
Switching to solar power is one way to limit the impact your household has on the environment. By using photovoltaic cells, you can take advantage of the free energy provided by the sun every day …greenliving.nationalgeographic.com
Nasa finds 60 planets and 11 new solar systems – all from a fist-sized patch of sky
The Kepler space telescope has found 11 multi-planet solar systems – leading astronomers to say that our galaxy must be full of them. The techniques used will help Nasa speed up its search.www.dailymail.co.uk
Project to pour water into volcano to make power
(AP) — Geothermal energy developers plan to pump 24 million gallons of water into the side of a dormant volcano in Central Oregon this summer to demonstrate new technology they hope will give a boost to a green energy sector that has yet to live up to…
‘Saturn on Steroids’: 1st Ringed Planet Beyond Solar System Possibly Found
Astronomers have discovered a set of strange rings around an object in deep space, about 420 light-years from Earth. The rings may be circling an alien planet, what scientists called “Saturn on steroids.”www.space.com
9 Real-Life Planets So Outrageous You’d Swear They Were Sci-Fi
Astronomers only started discovering planets outside our solar system two decades ago. Yet they’re already finding planets freaky enough to house the lairs of supervillains. Here are nine planets so out this world, they make Tattooine feel as ordinary …
Solar Blast Expected to Hit Earth
RADIATION from a solar storm will bombard Earth, bringing the possibility of radio blackouts over the coming days, scientists have warned.video.foxnews.com
2011 Was the Year of the Restless Sun
Solar flares, coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and suicidal comets all showed that year 2011 was anything but quiet for the sun. This year saw many X-class flares and CMEs, and comet Lovejoy survived a brush with death.www.livescience.com
NASA’s Landsat finds problems under Yellowstone’s Old Faithful
NASA’s Landsat satellites have been tracking Yellowstone’s underground geothermal activity, a deep heat that is stored 4,000 miles into the earth’s core. But there are areas where these energy levels are becoming erratic. Old Faithful could be in troub…
Breakthrough could double solar energy output
A new discovery from a chemist at the University of Texas at Austin may allow photovoltaic solar cells to double their efficiency, thus providing loads more electrical power from regular sunlight.www.latimes.com
APOD: 2011 December 2 – Solar Eclipse over Antarctica
A different astronomy and space science
related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.apod.nasa.gov
What’s Next: Harnessing geothermal energy from volcanoes
Volcanoes contain super heated steam and materials in the form of magma. While we all regard volcanoes as one of the biggest destructive forces of Mother Nature, a few researchers believe otherwise and see the earth’s natural heat as an opportunity to …
Positive & Negative Facts About Wind Energy
Wind is a form of solar energy created by interactions between atmospheric heating, irregularities in the earth’s surface and the earth’s rotation.greenliving.nationalgeographic.com
Renewable Energy Consumption in US (Infographic)
Use of renewable energy sources such as wind power and biofuels are on the rise since 2000.www.livescience.com
How Is Wind Power Harvested?
Electrician and enery trades schools are located all over the world. They offer electrician training programs and apprenticeships to train students in the field of electricity and energy. One goal of these schools is to fulfill the need for advanced en…
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