Keith’s note: the following is circulating on space social media platforms: 🚨 HELIOPHYSICS ALERT 🚨 Steel yourselves, #heliophysics friends. I need to share some deeply concerning news about the Solar […]
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SDO Website Offline Due to Hurricane That Is Not Even Here Yet (Update)
Keith’s 29 Oct note: The @NASA_SDO twitter account just noted “Due to the impact of Hurricane #Sandy @NASA_Goddard the @NASA_SDO website is down. Sorry for the inconvenience We will have […]
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Solar Science as Art
It’s Science and Art, the Solar Data Van Gogh Effect (With video), SpaceRef “According to NASA it’s pure science and not art. But when Nicholeen Viall, a solar scientist at […]
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NASA Uses A Dead Chicken To Release Space Weather News
Solar storm incoming: Federal agencies provide inconsistent, confusing information, Washington Post “If NOAA’s right, and the ensuing geomagnetic storm is minor, it’s no big deal. It means the high latitudes […]
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Impressive Video of Large Solar Flare
Videos: Large Solar Flare and CME As Seen by the Solar Dynamics Observatory “This clip of the large X2 flare (Feb. 15, 2011) seen by Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) in […]
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SDO's First Lunar Transit
NASA’s SDO Observes First Lunar Transit “This was a first for SDO and it was visually engaging too. On October 7, 2010, SDO observed its first lunar transit when the […]
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Coronal Mass Ejection Heading Toward Earth (With Video)
Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity 1 August 2010 “Region 1092 (N13E21) produced a long-duration C3/Sf flare at 01/0826Z. The flare was associated with a Type IV radio […]