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One solar eruption raced at 645 km/sec, another crawled at 145 km/sec: Bengaluru scientists uncover new clues about the SunA Bengaluru research team combined observations from India's Aditya-L1 and Europe's Proba-3 to study two solar eruptions. One CME travelled...
In 2019, one rockstar helped NASA study asteroid Bennu – his 3D images revealed a dangerous rubble-filled world. A look at Queen's Brian May's amazing educational qualificationsQueen's guitarist Brain May is also an astrophycist and an avid animal and tree rescuer. He played an important role in NASA’s OSIRIS-REx m...
Aurora Borealis alert: Northern Lights could reach New York and Idaho, but one Solar detail will decide the showThe Northern Lights forecast looks promising, but seeing the Aurora Borealis is never guaranteed. Much depends on the magnetic orientation ...
By 2014, 16,000 volunteers had traced solar eruptions across spacecraft images; 38,000 hand-drawn tracks helped scientists catalog 144 coronal mass ejectionsSolar Stormwatch involved over 16,000 volunteers who tracked solar eruptions using images from NASA's STEREO spacecraft. Participants marke...
How the great gas crisis of 2030 will play outA speculative scenario set in October 2030 imagines a third global natural gas crisis in eight years, as faltering US shale output, extreme...
A newly discovered solar phenomenon could help scientists predict the Sun’s next powerful outburst and solar flareNew solar telescope observations reveal swirling plasma movements on the Sun's surface. This phenomenon, known as Kelvin-Helmholtz instabil...
Modi govt giving people high-voltage inflation shock, misleading via statistical jugglery: CongressCongress party has strongly criticised the Modi government, alleging that rising prices are putting pressure on ordinary citizens while acc...
In 2018, NASA invited people worldwide to send their names to the Sun. More than 1.1 million did and their names are still travelling aboard Parker Solar ProbeOver one million names traveled to the Sun aboard NASA's Parker Solar Probe. These names were digitally stored on a memory card, becoming p...
Will the Northern Lights appear by Friday? Powerful solar flare sparks new hopesA powerful solar flare has erupted, sending a cloud of material towards Earth. Scientists are monitoring this event for potential geomagnet...
In 1859, the Carrington storm caused spectacular auroras and electrical disturbances in telegraph networks as far south as Cuba. 167 years later, a repeat could cripple key infrastructure while leaving some electronic devices surprisingly unaffectedThe Carrington storm of 1859 highlighted our planet's susceptibility to solar flares. If a similar phenomenon occurred today, it could caus...
From ancient rock carvings to Einstein: How eclipses changed human historyAncient civilizations meticulously recorded eclipses through carvings and writings, capturing the mysterious vanishing act of the Sun. Chin...
Scientists uncover a hidden force shaping the Sun in breathtaking new imagesNew images from the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope reveal swirling plasma patterns. Scientists have observed Kelvin-Helmholtz instability...
Is Earth's Magnetic Shield Failing? Scientists Warn of Solar Storm DangersOur planet's magnetic shield, the magnetosphere, actively responds to powerful solar events. These cosmic storms can compress and reshape t...
Extreme Solar Storms Could Rewrite the Rules of Satellite SafetyPowerful solar eruptions unleash charged particles and magnetic energy, posing significant threats to Earth's satellites. These events can ...
NASA sounds alarm: Solar flare hits Earth, more expected; What to expectA powerful solar storm is sweeping toward Earth, raising the risk of blackouts, GPS disruption, and dazzling auroras. NASA has warned that ...
Massive solar flares erupt, power grids, telecommunication networks may be hit hard. Know in detailConfirming the solar explosion, the US Air Force said that a Type II solar radio burst "a type of natural radio signal emitted by shocked g...
Volcanic eruptions behind lethal climate change millions of years ago: StudyMassive volcanic eruptions over the past 260 million years caused climate changes and mass extinction events, according to a study publishe...
Sun emits massive solar flare with potential to impact satellite communications: CESSI"The X2.2 class solar flare eruption took place at 3:57 UTC (9.27 IST) from the solar magnetic active region AR12992," Dibyendu Nandi, Asso...
Novel technique for tracking eruptions from sun to be used in India's first solar missionA software named Computer Aided CME Tracking Software based on a computer vision algorithm was so far used to detect and characterise such ...
Storm of fire, ice led to 'snowball Earth' 700 million years agoUnderstanding how these dramatic changes occur may help better understand how extinctions occurred and how climates change on other planets.