MSU work set to launch June 26 on NASA mission (Montana State University System)
(Source: Montana State University System) June 18, 2013 -- By Evelyn Boswell, MSU News Service BOZEMAN -- Montana State University faculty and students who designed and tested optics for a NASA solar...
View ArticleMajor Solar Storm Could Be Heading for Earth
Rosanne Skirble With the sun nearing the peak of its 11-year cycle, scientists say a powerful solar storm may be headed our way, which could shut down electricity supply networks and disorient GPS and...
View ArticleJuno: Nasa's $1.1bn probe heads to Jupiter to 'unlock solar system secrets'
Nasa spacecraft "Juno" is launched at 11:25 a.m local time (5.25pm BST) on a mission to Jupiter. By Andrew Hough 5:44PM BST 05 Aug 2011 Comments It is one of the space agency’s most ambitious missions...
View ArticleLockheed Martin Completes Spacecraft And Science Instrument Integration For...
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The spacecraft and science instrument integration for the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) – NASA's next Small Explorer (SMEX) Mission – has...
View ArticleOuter space weather forecast for Earth contains plenty of solar wind
Every day, a newspaper, the television or the Internet offers predictions on precipitation and temperature conditions in your home town. Weather hounds might read forecasts for the opposite side of the...
View ArticleSpace Weather: Sunspots, Solar Flares & Coronal Mass Ejections
Though the sun lies 93 million miles (149 million km) from Earth, its unceasing activity assures an impact on our planet far beyond the obvious light and heat. From a constant stream of particles in...
View ArticleThe Sun's crowning glory
The institute sits amid tranquil meadows and fields, and a stroll through the entrance hall highlights the long tradition of solar system research. From the Helios space probes of the 1970s to Ulysses...
View ArticleSatellite to Watch Solar Eclipse From Space on Sunday
As people across the United States scramble for a good position to observe the solar eclipse this Sunday (May 20), a Japanese satellite will get great looks from orbit. The Hinode spacecraft will cross...
View ArticleCoronal Hole In Sun May Cause Solar Winds & Auroras, NASA Says (VIDEO)
We're not sure whether to be amazed or alarmed. A "massive" coronal hole that rotated toward Earth from May 28-31 was one of the largest such holes NASA says it has observed all year. The amazing part...
View ArticleUC Berkeley selected to build NASA’s next space weather satellite (University...
(Source: University of California) BERKELEY - NASA has awarded the University of California, Berkeley, up to $200 million to build a satellite to determine how Earth's weather affects weather at the...
View ArticleNASA to Launch New Sun-Watching Satellite This Month
NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) spacecraft is shown here in the clean room, with its solar panels extended. CREDIT: Lockheed Martin View full size image A new NASA spacecraft is...
View ArticleUC Berkeley selected to build NASA's next space weather satellite
The satellite mission, called the Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON), will be designed, built and operated by scientists at UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory. Scheduled for launch in 2017,...
View ArticleNASA Prepares for Launch of Next Solar Satellite (NASA - The National...
(Source: NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Steve Cole Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0918...
View ArticleNASA Prepares for Next Solar Mission
Suzanne Presto WASHINGTON — The U.S. space agency NASA is preparing to launch a new mission to study the sun. The Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, will observe the way solar material...
View ArticleNASA Prepares For Launch Of Next Solar Satellite
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA's next scientific satellite, which is scheduled for launch June 26, will provide the most detailed look ever at the sun's lower atmosphere or...
View ArticleNASA's IRIS mission set to launch in June
NASA is preparing to launch its latest scientific satellite this month to provide the most detailed look ever at the Sun’s lower atmosphere or the region that emits ultraviolet light. The Interface...
View ArticleNASA to launch next solar satellite on June 26
Tweet Washington, June 5 (ANI): NASA is preparing to launch its next scientific satellite this month that will provide the most detailed look ever at the Sun's lower atmosphere or interface region. The...
View ArticleLunar orbiters discover source of space weather near Earth (University of...
(Source: University of California) By Emmanuel Masongsong and UCLA NewsroomSeptember 26, 2013Category: Research Process of magnetic reconnection, which powers the phenomena known as space weather....
View ArticleNASA's New IRIS Telescope, Launched One Month Ago, Now Providing Detailed...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA is getting an unprecedented close-up look at the sun, thanks to a new telescope. NASA's IRIS spacecraft, launched just a month ago, already is providing detailed pictures...
View ArticleSolar Storms Cause Dropped Cell Phone Calls And Amazing Light Shows
Stop blaming AT&T and Verizon; all those dropped calls you’re experiencing may be coming from the sun. Eruptions of hot gas, called solar storms, produce shock waves that travel through space at...
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