Big Sunspot Unleashes X-Flare
Big sunspot AR1429, which emerged over the weekend, is crackling with strong flares. This morning the active region produced an X1-class eruption and a bright coronal…
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BBC “Stargazing” Viewer Discovers an Exoplanet
Members of the public are being asked to join the hunt for nearby planets that could support life. Volunteers can go to the Planethunters website to…
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Preview of 2012 European Space Agency Missions
This video presents the key events in 2012 for the European Space Agency (ESA). André Kuipers continues his PromISSe mission aboard the International Space Station until…
Read the articleSoyuz VS01 on Launch Pad – Watch Online: Soyuz – Galileo IOV Launch
Follow the launch of Europe’s first Galileo navigation satellites on Russia’s first Soyuz rocket from Europe’s Spaceport. Liftoff is scheduled at 12:34 CEST (10:34 GMT, 07:34…
Read the articleComet Hartley 2 Update
NASA’s Deep Impact (EPOXI) probe is closing in on Comet Hartley 2 for a daring flyby today (Nov. 4th). The small but active comet is full…
Read the articleEruption on the Sun Sends CME Toward Earth (Aurora Alert)
During the early hours of August 1st, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded a complex global disturbance on the Earth-facing side of the sun. Most of the…
Read the articleNew Geomagnetic Storm Hits Earth
A high-speed solar wind stream hit Earth’s magnetic field last night (May 2-3), sparking a geomagnetic storm that lasted more than 15 hours. In Scandinavia, the…
Read the articleSky at Night: August 2008 – Double Vision
August 2008 – Double Vision: The Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona promises a revolutionary way to look at the night sky. The light from its two…
Read the articleSky at Night: July 2008 – Rise of the Phoenix
July 2008 – Rise of the Phoenix: Patrick Moore has an update on the NASA spacecraft Phoenix’s mission to Mars. After a month on the planet’s…
Read the articleSky at Night: February 2008 – Messenger to Mercury
February 2008 – Messenger to Mercury: Mercury is a world of extremes and enigmas – the closest one to the Sun. The spacecraft Messenger, which has…
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