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Astronomy News & Research
 | On 5:24 a.m. EDT on May 17, 2013, the sun erupted with an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection or CME, a solar phenomenon that can send billions of tons of solar particles into space that can reach Earth one to three days later and affect electronic systems in satellites and on the ground. ...> Full Article |
 | The intense gravity of a supermassive black hole can be tapped to produce immense power in the form of jets moving at millions of miles per hour. A composite image shows this happening in the galaxy known as 4C+29.30 where X-rays from Chandra have been combined with optical and radio data. ...> Full Article |
 | This dramatic new image of cosmic clouds in the constellation of Orion reveals what seems to be a fiery ribbon in the sky. This orange glow represents faint light coming from grains of cold interstellar dust, at wavelengths too long for human eyes to see. It was observed by the ESO-operated Atacama Pathfinder Experiment in Chile. ...> Full Article |
 | Taking before and after pictures of the Martian terrain, researchers with the UA-led HiRISE camera have identified nearly 250 fresh impact craters on the Red Planet. The results provide scientists with a better yardstick to estimate how frequently craters are blasted on Mars, allowing them to assess recently formed features with greater accuracy. ...> Full Article |
 | Solar activity continued on May 14, 2013, as the sun emitted a fourth X-class flare from its upper left limb, peaking at 9:48 p.m. EDT. ...> Full Article |
Our latest report from the NOAA shows a 40% Chance of a Major-severe Geomagnetic Storm, which is expected to peak in 24 hours, and has brought up many interesting discussions. The staff at AstronomyReport.com entertained the idea of determining the worst possible outcome from the known set of current criteria. These aren't predictions of what is going to happen, only what may, in the most extreme circumstances, happen.
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The NOAA has issued an alert that the K-index of 4 threshold had been reached. This is a minor storm, but may herald a larger storm in its wake.
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 | NOAA just released a revised Space Weather Forecast. They are confident in there 2nd revision enough to basically reprint it. The incoming storm, which is already inprogress, will peak in approximately 24hrs. ...> Full Article |
 | In fossil remnants of bacteria, researchers of the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM), found a radioactive iron isotope that they trace back to a supernova in our cosmic neighborhood. This is the first proven biological signature of a starburst. An age determination showed that the supernova must have occurred about 2.2 million years ago, roughly around the time when the modern human developed. ...> Full Article |
 | Revised forecasting shows the previously reported incoming solar storm caused by sunspot 1748 has a better chance of hitting us, but it's expected arrival has been pushed out a couple days. ...> Full Article |
The NOAA Space Weather Center is predicting that the effects of the storm should start hitting the Earth tonight, and will continue over the next 48 hours. The NOAA has said there is a 30% chance of a Major-severe storm at peak for High Latitudes.
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 | Researchers based at Princeton University, the California Institute of Technology and Ashima Research suggest that Mars' roughly 3.5-mile high Mount Sharp most likely emerged as strong winds carried dust and sand into Gale Crater where the mound sits. If correct, the research could dilute expectations that the mound is the remnant of a massive lake, which would have important implications for understanding Mars' past habitability. ...> Full Article |
| Incoming storm may be a good chance to see some northern lights. ...> Full Article |
 | A record-setting blast of gamma rays from a dying star in a distant galaxy has wowed astronomers around the world. The eruption, which is classified as a gamma-ray burst, or GRB, and designated GRB 130427A, produced the highest-energy light ever detected from such an event. ...> Full Article |
Exploding filament causes a solar tsunami to ripple its way around the solar surface.
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