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Solar Events Found to Accelerate Helium Pickup Ions Beyond Solar Wind Speeds Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 22, 2025 ![]() New research from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) reveals that solar events significantly influence the velocity and behavior of helium pickup ions-particles that originate from neutral interste ... more |
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The most powerful solar storm on record occurred in 12350 BC, study reveals Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 19, 2025 ![]() An international research team has identified the most extreme solar particle storm ever recorded, occurring approximately 14,300 years ago in 12350 BC. This finding, uncovered by scientists at the ... more |
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What NASA Is Learning from the Biggest Geomagnetic Storm in 20 Years Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 12, 2025 ![]() One year ago today, representatives from NASA and about 30 other U.S. government agencies gathered for a special meeting to simulate and address a threat looming in space. The threat was not an aste ... more |
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New Study Reveals Record-Breaking Solar Storm from 12,350 BC Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 15, 2025 ![]() Scientists have identified the most intense solar particle storm ever detected, dating back to 12,350 BC, significantly revising our understanding of ancient space weather and radiocarbon dating. Th ... more |
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High resolution solar images reveal dynamic activity using upgraded VTT camera Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 21, 2025 ![]() New imaging technology developed by the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) has enabled the Vacuum Tower Telescope (VTT) in Tenerife to capture unprecedented, high-resolution views of s ... more |
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ESA's Proba-3 Mission Demonstrates Breakthrough in Precision Formation Flying Paris, France (SPX) May 14, 2025 ![]() For the first time, the European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission has achieved precise formation flying, maintaining millimetre-level alignment between two spacecraft in orbit without ground control f ... more |
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New UK Initiative to Revolutionize Solar Atmosphere Modelling London, UK (SPX) May 12, 2025 ![]() A new GBP 5 million, five-year research initiative aims to tackle some of the most fundamental questions in solar physics, with a focus on the complex and dynamic processes occurring within the Sun' ... more |
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Sunlight Reveals New Insights into Earth's Complex Systems Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 07, 2025 ![]() When sunlight interacts with Earth, it creates a spectrum of phenomena ranging from the stunning beauty of rainbows to the more subtle but equally intriguing dynamics that shape our planet's atmosph ... more |
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Inouye Solar Telescope activates powerful new spectro polarimeter for detailed Sun studies Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 30, 2025 ![]() The Inouye Solar Telescope, the world's largest solar observatory, has reached a critical milestone with the activation of its most advanced instrument to date: the Visible Tunable Filter (VTF), a m ... more |
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Solar flare pulses trigger rapid echoes in Earth's atmosphere London, UK (SPX) Apr 30, 2025 ![]() Earth's upper atmosphere reacts more quickly and strongly to solar flare activity than previously understood, according to new findings from Queen's University Belfast. Researchers studying a ... more |