Solar Storm

Eye of the space storm: Calculating the speed of solar eruptions could help protect astronauts and satellites from deadly radiation, scientists claimCoronal mass ejections travel through space and disturb Earth's magnetic fieldSpace weather forecasters focus on the size of these ejections in predictionsResearchers say knowing the speed and arrival time…

NEONRobert Carlyle stars as a British prime minister facing a national crisis in Cobra.At this time of crisis, the BBC’s new drama Cobra is well timed, to say the least. No, it’s not about a pandemic such as Covid-19. Rather, the threat here is an imminent solar storm that threatens…

When “Brockmire” creator Joel Church-Cooper decided to push his IFC satire about a disgraced sports announcer 10 years into the future for its fourth and final season, which began airing in March, star Hank Azaria had doubts.“I was a little skeptical of going there,” says Azaria. “He was imagining where…

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The Sun emitted its largest solar flare since 2017 on Friday, indicating that our star may be awakening from a quiet period that has lasted several years. Though the flare erupted on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory was able to detect its glow…

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Tech14:46 GMT 24.05.2020(updated 15:48 GMT 24.05.2020) Get short URLThere has been much speculation about how lacunae in our planet’s magnetic shield could affect humans, and it appears that the comfort of our everyday lives - but fortunately, not our lives as such - could well be disrupted.An imminent polar reversal…

The stunning winning images from a landscape photography contest that showcase the beauty of planet earth, from the USA to NorwayLandscape Photography Competition is run by The Independent Photographer - a network of photographers Entries came from snappers from more than 60 countries  and were whittled down to finalists and winnersStephen…

Quote of the Week: “When you can measure what you are speaking about, and express it in numbers, you know something about it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of a meager and unsatisfactory kind; it may be the beginning of knowledge, but you have scarely,…

By Dr. Tony Phillips 99 years ago this week, people around the world woke up to some unusual headlines. “Telegraph Service Prostrated, Comet Not to Blame” — declared the Los Angeles Times on May 15, 1921. “Electrical Disturbance is ‘Worst Ever Known’” — reported the Chicago Daily Tribune. “Sunspot credited…