The awesome power of the universe was captured on film by NASA last week. Our sun hurled forth a massive eruption of super-hot plasma on Friday in back-to-back solar storms caught on film by a NASA spacecraft. The giant sun eruption, otherwise known as a “solar prominence,” took place at 1 a.m. EST, with another [...]
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Prepare to be blown away. Launched on February 11, 2010, the Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, is the most advanced spacecraft ever designed to study the sun. During its five-year mission, it will examine the sun’s atmosphere, magnetic field and also provide a better understanding of the role the sun plays in Earth’s atmospheric chemistry [...]
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If you live out on the West Coast, keep your eyes on the heavens this weekend. You’re in for a special treat – a solar eclipse that’s rarely seen here in the U.S. The 2012 annular eclipse, which puts the moon directly in between Earth and the sun on Sunday, is the first of its [...]
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On June 5 and 6, 2012, prepare for something extraordinary. Millions of people spanning the globe will be able to see the planet Venus pass across the face of the sun in what will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience known as a “Venus transit.” It will take Venus about six hours to complete its journey across [...]
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Here’s something that’s got the alternative news community buzzing. A video image captured from NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) on Tuesday (April 24) seems to show a large metallic spaceship or UFO of some sort orbiting the sun. A blogger for Gather says it’s “what looks like a metallic, jointed spaceship with a gigantic [...]
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Can you feel it? The days are getting longer and a little bit warmer. Spring has almost sprung! Tonight, the 2012 vernal equinox takes place, officially ushering in spring. On March 20 at 1:14 a.m. EDT, the sun’s rays will shine directly overhead at the equator, which results in approximately 12 hours of daylight and [...]
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Can you feel a change in the air? You should. Last night, Sunday, March 20, 2011 marked the vernal equinox, or spring equinox, and the official first day of spring. At 7:21 p.m. EST, astronomical spring began in the Northern Hemisphere as defined by International Astronomical Union (IAU). In the world’s Southern Hemisphere, it was [...]
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On Monday night, our sun emitted a massive X2.2-class solar flare into space. Not only was it the most powerful solar flare of 2011, but it was also the most powerful flare in four years! These solar particles are now racing toward Earth, where they usually arrive about 36-48 hours after the initial eruption. As [...]
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