The weather in space

Solar flare on 23/1/2010 in the morning (Israel time) on the upper right side. Photo: NASA

A strong solar storm reached Earth, but caused no damage

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A hole in the sun's corona, as photographed yesterday (27/11/2011) by the SDO spacecraft. NASA monitors space 'weather' events

"Prediction of solar storms and their impact on Earth is improving: a two-day warning instead of an hour, but there is still room for improvement in the models"

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This is what Dr. Ofer Cohen of the Harvard-Smithsonian Observatory says, during the "Solar Cycle No. 24 and its Impact on Ground and Space Infrastructures" seminar that took place yesterday at the Open University
The Sun's plasma conveyor belt. Image: Science@NASA.

Space weather and solar activity were the focus of discussion at the Astronautics Conference in Prague

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A four-legged robot learned to change its movement style to traverse a forest and jump over obstacles

What conditions must be met for a solar storm to cause serious damage in the Mediterranean Sea?

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