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Solar Storm Blasting to Mars Shuts Down Curiosity – 1st Rocky Sample Results on tap

March 8, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Due to a fast approaching solar storm, NASA has temporarily shut down surface operations of the Curiosity Mars Science Lab (MSL) rover. NASA took the precautionary measure because ‘a big coronal mass ejection’ was predicted to hit Mars over the next [...]

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The Truth About 2012: Killer Solar Flares Are a Physical Impossibility

December 13, 2012

NASA is trying to make sure that no one is taking the 2012 doomsday nonsense seriously, and just put out this video today detailing how a gigantic “killer solar flare” just ain’t gonna happen. Dr. Alex Young from the Goddard Space Flight Center explains how the Sun’s regular 11-year solar cycle is expected to peak [...]

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Fireworks from the Sun

July 6, 2012

From July 2 to July 5, the Sun shot off a whopping eighteen M-class solar flares. Most originated from Active Region 1515 and ranged from M1.1 to M6.1. On July 4th alone, there were seven M-class solar flares. According to SpaceWeather.com, big sunspot AR1515 appears to be on the verge of producing an X-class explosion. [...]

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New Warning System Designed to Keep Astronauts Safe from Solar Storms

July 2, 2012

A new solar storm prediction system based in Antarctica could provide astronauts in space warning time of over two hours for them to take cover after massive flares or Coronal Mass Ejections erupt from the Sun. The South Pole Neutron Monitor is able to forecast the radiation intensity of solar protons using two different types [...]

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A Close-up Look at the Massive Solar Storm that Shook the Sun

March 8, 2012

Here’s a close look at the large X5.4 solar flare that erupted on the Sun on March 7, 2012 at 00:28 UT, (7:28 PM EST on March 6). These high-definition views from the Solar Dynamics Observatory also show the subsequent solar tsunami that rippled across the Sun, appearing as though the Sun ‘shook’ from the [...]

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