Solar activity forecast for next decade favorable for exploration
The last astronauts of the Apollo program were lucky. Not just because they were chosen to fly to the moon, but because they missed some really bad weather en route. This wasn't a hurricane or heat wave, but space weatherthe term for radiation in the solar sy…
bubmagJune 13, 2019
Superflare: Sun could cause technology blackout on Earth within 100 years
The sun could wipe out humanity within the next 100 years when it unleashes a huge superflare.The storm of deadly radiation threatens to take out all technology on Earth, potentially causing trillions in damage and sending the planet into chaos. Scientists h…
bubmagJune 13, 2019
Solar activity forecast for next decade favorable for exploration
The last astronauts of the Apollo program were lucky. Not just because they were chosen to fly to the Moon, but because they missed some really bad weather en route. This wasn't a hurricane or heat wave, but space weather - the term for radiation in the solar…
bubmagJune 13, 2019
Solar Activity Forecast for Next Decade Favorable for Exploration
Solar Activity Forecast for Next Decade Favorable for Exploration Press Release From: Ames Research CenterPosted: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 The last astronauts of the Apollo program were lucky. Not just because they were chosen to fly to the Moon, but bec…
bubmagJune 12, 2019
Interfering In The U.S. Elections Is Russia’s First Move. Hacking The Electric Grid Is Its Next One
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin New York City, NY, USA - August 14, 2003: Times Square. People walk home after a massive power outage covering the Northeast of United States and parts of Canada. Getty All the talk now is about how Ru…
bubmagJune 12, 2019
‘Superflares’ of energy emitted by stars could disrupt communications and cause dangerous blackouts
Around every thousand years, our Sun emits powerful bursts of radiation that will cause blackouts, electrical failures and communication breakdowns worldwide. Dubbed 'superflares', these energy bursts have been spotted coming from distant stars but it was no…
bubmagJune 11, 2019
The Great Aurora of 1859
On the evening of September 2, 1859, after the sun went down on the western hemisphere, a spectacular show of light began on the skies above. Streams of luminous cloud in blue, green, purple and sometimes red shot upwards from the horizon in the north and fil…
bubmagJune 11, 2019
Dark Phoenix is even more disappointing if you’re a long-time X-Men fan
On Monday, I went to the press screening of Dark Phoenix; and then I came home and watched three hours of Bojack Horseman. Im a latecomer to the Bojack zeitgeist Im just now making my way through the third season and theres something about its bleakness that …
bubmagJune 9, 2019
How NASA Worked Around Earth’s Radiation Belts to Land Apollo 11 on the Moon – The Wire
This year, 2019, commemorates the 50th anniversary of one of humanity’s most incredible achievements thus far: of people physically reaching the Moon. On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the natural satellite and broadcast a live view of the lunar surface, …
bubmagJune 9, 2019