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Solar Observatory sees coronal loops flicker before big flares

Jan 15, 2025 | spacedaily.com | Vanessa Thomas

Solar Observatory sees coronal loops flicker before big flaresby Vanessa Thomas for GSFC NewsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jan 16, 2025 For decades, scientists have tried in vain to accurately predict solar flares - intense bursts of light on the Sun that can send a flurry of charged particles into the solar system. Now, using NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, one team has identified flickering loops in the solar atmosphere, or corona, that seem to signal when the Sun is about to unleash a large flare.
Darkness Unleashed: NASA’s Breakthrough Discoveries From the 2024 Solar Eclipse

Dec 23, 2024 | scitechdaily.com | Abbey Interrante |Vanessa Thomas

The 2024 solar eclipse across North America spurred numerous NASA-supported research projects that observed the eclipse’s impact on the sun’s corona, Earth’s atmosphere, and radio communications. Significant data were gathered from ground-based telescopes, aircraft, amateur radio transmissions, and student-launched high-altitude balloons.
NASA's solar eclipse experiments yield intriguing early data

Dec 10, 2024 | phys.org | Abbey Interrante |Vanessa Thomas

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse swept across North America, from the western shores of Mexico, through the United States, and into northeastern Canada. For the eclipse, NASA helped fund numerous research projects and called upon citizen scientists in support of NASA's goal to understand how our home planet is affected by the sun—including, for example, how our star interacts with Earth's atmosphere and affects radio communications.
NASA Unveils Astonishing Gravity Waves Caused by Hurricane Helene

Nov 9, 2024 | scitechdaily.com | Vanessa Thomas

Hurricane Helene is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 257 above the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Mississippi. Credit: NASAOn September 26, 2024, NASA observed atmospheric gravity waves generated by Hurricane Helene over Florida. This data, captured by the AWE instrument aboard the ISS, helps explain the terrestrial impact on space weather, affecting modern technological systems.
NASA's EZIE mission set for 2025 launch

Sep 11, 2024 | phys.org | Vanessa Thomas

In 2025, NASA will launch its first mission to image the magnetic fingerprint of intense electrical currents that flow high in our atmosphere when auroras shimmer above Earth's poles.
NASA’s EZIE Mission Set for 2025 Launch

Sep 10, 2024 | blogs.nasa.gov | Vanessa Thomas

In 2025, NASA will launch its first mission to image the magnetic fingerprint of intense electrical currents that flow high in our atmosphere when auroras shimmer above Earth’s poles. The EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission is designed to make groundbreaking measurements of the auroral electrojets, electrical currents about 60 miles (100 kilometers) above the ground in a layer of Earth’s atmosphere called the ionosphere, which separates Earth from surrounding space.
Alphabet soup: NASA's GOLD mission finds surprising C, X shapes in atmosphere

Jun 27, 2024 | phys.org | Vanessa Thomas

Who knew Earth's upper atmosphere was like alphabet soup? NASA's Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission has revealed unexpected C- and X-shaped formations in an electrified layer of gas high above our heads called the ionosphere.
NASA's GOLD Finds Surprising C, X Shapes in Atmosphere

Jun 24, 2024 | terradaily.com | Vanessa Thomas

Alphabet Soup: NASA's GOLD Finds Surprising C, X Shapes in Atmosphereby Vanessa Thomas for GSFC NewsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 01, 2024 Who knew Earth's upper atmosphere was like alphabet soup? NASA's Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission has revealed unexpected C- and X-shaped formations in an electrified layer of gas high above our heads called the ionosphere.
SOHO Shatters Records: Solar Observatory Discovers Its 5,000th Comet

Apr 5, 2024 | scitechdaily.com | Vanessa Thomas

SOHO, intended for solar observation, has become a prolific comet finder, with the 5,000th comet discovery marking a significant milestone and showcasing the contribution of volunteer comet hunters. On March 25, 2024, a citizen scientist in the Czech Republic spotted a comet in an image from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft, which has now been confirmed to be the 5,000th comet discovered using SOHO data.
Astronomers Discover Surprising Radio Signals Emanating From the Sun

Mar 20, 2024 | scitechdaily.com | Vanessa Thomas

Scientists have identified persistent radio bursts from the Sun similar to Earth’s auroras, opening new research avenues in solar and stellar phenomena. A NASA-funded team of scientists has discovered long-lasting radio signals emanating from the Sun that are similar to those associated with auroras – northern and southern lights – on Earth.