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27Sep/17

NASA gives sneak peek of ‘mission to touch the sun’

September 27, 2017SpaceAstronomy, City: Laurel, Corona, Environment, Eugene Parker, Jim Kinnison, LAUREL, Laurel Maryland, Light sources, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, New Horizons, Nicky Fox, Outer space, Parker Solar Probe, Plasma physics, Solar phenomena, Solar Probe's mission, Solar telescopes, Solar wind, Space plasmas, Space science, Spacecraft, Spaceflight, Sun, Technology/Internet, United States, Washington metropolitan areasmbale

LAUREL, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 25, 2017) (REUTERS) – Scientists unveiled the Parker Solar Probe at a laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, on Monday (September 25), where the spacecraft is being prepared to make an unprecedented plunge into the sun’s atmosphere. Continue reading →

26Jul/17

NASA astronaut captures aurora space spectacle

July 26, 2017SpaceAstronaut, Atmosphere of Earth, Aurora, Borealis, Company: AUDIONETWORK MUSIC, Company: Borealis, Contents, Earth, Electrical phenomena, Electromagnetism, Environment, Jack D. Fischer, Jack Fischer, Light sources, NASA, NASA Astronaut Corps, NASA/JACK, Outer space, Physical sciences, Planetary science, Plasma physics, Space plasmas, Space science, Spaceflight, Technology/Internetsmbale

NASA astronaut Jack Fischer has shared stunning time-lapse images of the aurora borealis he captured from the International Space Station on June 26 and shared on Sunday. Continue reading →

07Dec/15

Fusion power getting closer, say UK scientists

December 7, 2015InnovationAlternative energy, Beta, Bill Huang, David Kingham, DEMO, DEMOnstration Power Station, Dynomak, Emerging technologies, France, Fusion power, Fusion reactors, ITER, Jeff Bezos, Mark White, Nuclear fusion, Nuclear physics, Nuclear power, nuclear technology, Oxford, Paris, Paul Allen, Plasma physics, Plasma-facing material, Spherical tokamak, Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production, Tokamaks, United Kingdom, World Economic Forum Technologysmbale

As world leaders meet in Paris to agree a legal framework aimed at limiting use of fossil fuels and the resulting rises in global temperatures, a UK company says it could be as little as five years from making “reactor relevant” fusion, a potential game changer in energy production.

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12Feb/15

Sun’s activity captured in stunning time-lapse video

February 12, 2015SpaceAstronomy, Astrophysics, Corona, Coronal mass ejection, Environment, Light sources, Nanoflares, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Physical sciences, Physics, Plasma physics, Solar cycle, Solar cycle 24, Solar Dynamics Observatory, Solar flare, Solar phenomena, Space plasmas, Space science, Stellar corona, Sun, Technology/Internetsmbale

(IVO)- A twisting solar flare erupting into space……just one of many captivating images taken by the Solar Dynamics Observatory during its five years in space.

To mark the milestone, NASA has released a veritable ‘greatest hits package’ of the sun’s activity.
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