Posts tagged with the keyword: ‘magnetosphere’

Something has exploded on the farside of the sun

Something has exploded on the farside of the sun

Something has exploded on the farside of the sun. Late yesterday, Dec. 4th, a billion-ton coronal mass ejection (CME) billowed [...]

Extraterrestrial Dust to explain bouts of extinction on Earth

Extraterrestrial Dust to explain bouts of extinction on Earth

Until ten years ago, most astronomers did not believe stardust could enter our Solar System. Then ESA’s Ulysses spaceprobe discovered the stardust particles leaking through the Sun’s magnetic shield, into the realm of Earth and the other planets. Now, the same spaceprobe has shown that a flood of dusty particles is heading our way.
Scientists have [...]

July 4th till 10th 2009 Magnetosphere Observations – Dangerous levels

July 4th till 10th 2009 Magnetosphere Observations – Dangerous levels

This is one of the most interesting weeks I have ever observed . Not because of Sunspot 1024, the first decent one observed in 2 years but because of the magnetopause standoff position that had been hovering around in the geosynchronous orbit around the Earth for several days . Starting late on the 6th of [...]

Planet Earth’s Magnetosphere takes another battering 10 July 2009

Another Solar Blast hits the Magnetosphere.  The levels of pressure are some of the highest seen of late.
The latest Video (20mb) of the pounding can be seen here.  As it will no doubt continue into the 10th July we will have to wait for the next video to become available.
Russians order Flight Changes, after Massive [...]

Daily Sun: 6 July 2009 – Animated

Daily Sun: 6 July 2009 – Animated

So you want to know what the Sun looks like today?  Here she is in all here glory.  Watch out for any strangeness as it might be wise to stay in your 3ft thick solid gold secret dugout.  Where is all the Gold by the way?
Spotless Days
Current Stretch: 0 days
2009 total: 142 days (77%)
Since 2004: [...]

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