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Korea, US space agencies to send co-developed solar coronagraph to ISS
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
South Korea's national space agency, KASA, is set to launch a solar coronagraph, developed in collaboration with NASA, to the International Space Station. The Coronal Diagnostic Experiment (CODEX) will enhance understanding of the sun's corona and solar wind, aiding space weather prediction.
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Elon Musk warns of "degraded service", says Starlink satellites under "a l
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Elon Musk, the owner of the satellite arm of SpaceX, Starlink, on Saturday issued stern warnings, stating that the Starlink satellites are under "a lot of pressure" due to the powerful geomagnetic storm hitting Earth right now.
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Solar storm threatens celestial spectacle, Earth's communications
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The rarity of this solar storm harks back to October 2003, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center, marking a significant celestial occurrence not witnessed in many years.
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Study reveals insights into space weather forecasting
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Substorms, which are brief disturbances in the Earth's magnetosphere, play a crucial role in the dynamics of the Earth's magnetic field, read the Ministry of Science and Technology press release.
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Wave Growth Theory valid in space: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to research published in the journal 'Nature Communications', a team from Nagoya University in Japan observed energy transfer from resonant electrons to whistler-mode waves in space. Their findings provide direct evidence of previously theorised efficient growth, as predicted by th
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'Sun Clock' quantifies extreme space weather switch on/off
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Coventry [England], June 11 (ANI): Extreme space weather events can significantly impact systems such as satellites, communications systems, power distribution, and aviation. They are driven by solar activity which is known to have an irregular but roughly 11-year cycle.
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NASA: SunRISE Mission to study causes of giant solar particle storms
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 31 (ANI): NASA has selected a new mission to study how the Sun generates and releases giant space weather storms -- known as solar particle storms -- into planetary space. The information not only improves understanding of how our solar system works, but it ultimat
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NJIT scientists measure evolving energy of first minutes of a solar flare
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], Jan 18 (ANI): Toward the end of 2017, a massive new region of magnetic field erupted on the Sun's surface next to an existing sunspot. The powerful collision of magnetic energy produced a series of potent solar flares, causing turbulent space weather conditions at Earth.
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