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How Solar Flares Could Wreak Havoc on Earth
The light emanating from the orb in the image looks breathtakingly magical, doesn’t it? Yet, unfortunately, it is something far more sinister: it is a solar flare being emitted by the sun, and if scientists are correct, such phenomena could do everythi…
NASA – Solar Flares: What Does It Take to Be X-Class?
Solar flares are giant explosions on the sun that send energy, light and high speed particles into space. These flares are often associated with solar magnetic storms known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs). The number of solar flares increases approxim…
Solar Storms Building Toward Peak in 2013, NASA Predicts
Solar flares will become more common as the sun nears its peak of maximum intensity along an 11-year cycle.www.space.com
How Northern Lights Are Created By Sun Flares
Check out 3 video clips of the solar flares and magnetic filament in action as they create the Northern Lights on Earth.thesoulcalendar.blogspot.com
Earth-Like Planets May Be Shielded From Solar Scorching
Many of our galaxy’s suns have destroyed the atmospheres of orbiting Earth-like planets—or so astrobiologists have long feared. The Milky Way, they note, is dominated by M dwarf stars: violent, unpredictable suns that frequently hurl high-energy part…
Solar flares from ‘huge space storm’ will cause devastation
Posted by admin in Environment on June 14, 2010
Britain could face widespread power blackouts and be left without critical
communication signals for long periods of time, after the earth is hit by a
once-in-a-generation %u201Cspace storm%u201D, Nasa has warned.www.telegraph.co.uk
White-Light Solar Flares Finally Explained
The flashes of white light accompanying some solar flares are caused by the sun’s acceleration of electrons to speeds greater than half the speed of light.
APOD: May 10 – Large Eruptive Prominence Time-Lapse Video
Sometimes part of the Sun can just explode into space. These explosions might occur as powerful solar flares, coronal mass ejections, or comparatively tame eruptive solar prominences. Pictured above is one of the largest solar prominence eruptions yet observed, one associated with a subsequent coronal mass ejection.
SDO opens its eyes and sees our star like never before
Astronomy | Last week, NASA presented the first images and videos from its latest and greatest eye on the Sun: the Solar Dynamics Observatory.
[Great video of solar flares!]
New Sunspots Herald a More Active Sun
The Sun is finally coming back to life. Solar physicists just observed a huge group of sunspots that appeared on the solar surface—the largest group to emerge for several years. Scientists at ESA will determine if new solar flares endanger Earth. Explained in Doomwatch Legacy by Sunstroke author David Kagan.
Internet Apocalypse: Five Doomsday Scenarios for IT
Power grid hacks, massive DNS rerouting, solar flares — end-times for IT may be more likely than you think
NASA Brings the Dark Side of the Sun to Your iPhone
 As the sun reawakens from an anomalously quiet period, keep track of solar flares, sunspots and coronal mass ejections with a new iPhone app that puts
Solar Flares ‘Turn On’ Northern Lights
Posted by admin in Environment on February 15, 2010
An increasingly active Sun should see greater frequency of the Aurora Borealis over Scotland, experts are forecasting.
Solar Storms ‘Could Ruin Coverage of The 2012 Olympics’
Posted by admin in General Sciences on February 3, 2010
Solar storms could ruin coverage of the 2012 Olympics, scientists have warned.Communication systems could be damaged by magnetic storms and solar flares, massive explosions in the sun’s atmosphere.They are predicted to reach an 11-year peak at the same time as the London Olympics.
The Sun Gets Its Spots (Back)
Two sunspots are visible on our star’s face for the first time in more than a year, possibly ending an unexpected lull in solar activity. Solar flares rise and fall on an 11-year cycle, so scientists thought sunspot activity would pick up some time in 2008. It didn’t. And this year has been quiet, too.
Honey, I Blew up the Tokamak!
Magnetic reconnection could be the Universe’s favorite way to make things explode. It operates anywhere magnetic fields pervade space–which is to say almost everywhere. On the sun magnetic reconnection causes solar flares as powerful as a billion atomic bombs.
“Knowing” How Solar Flares Don’t Work
My wife turned to me as the credits rolled and asked, “Can you sue a production company for inaccurate science in a movie?” “Hmmm… good point!” I said. “Unfortunately, though, I think it’s just called ‘being creative.’” But that got me thinking.
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