Category Archives: Space

Sun unleashes X6.9 class flare; Earth spared this time

Posted on August 19, 2011 by admin

On August 9, 2011 at 3:48 a.m. EDT, the sun emitted an Earth-directed X6.9 flare, as measured by the NOAA GOES satellite. This was the largest flare of the current solar cycle, an R3 (Strong) Radio Blackout, alternatively classified as … Continue reading →

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Antiproton ring found around Earth

Posted on August 16, 2011 by admin

Antiprotons appear to ring the Earth, confined by the planet’s magnetic field lines. The antimatter, which may persist for minutes or hours before annihilating with normal matter, could in theory be used to fuel ultra-efficient rockets of the future. Charged … Continue reading →

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Solar flare eruptions set to reach Earth

Posted on May 15, 2011 by admin

“Our current view is that the effect of the solar flare is likely to reach Earth later today Thursday GMT, possibly tomorrow morning,” said Alan Thomson, head of geomagnetism at the British Geological Survey BGS. He told BBC News: “In … Continue reading →

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Crab Nebula Spews Most Powerful Flares Yet

Posted on May 13, 2011 by admin

The latest and greatest outbursts from the Crab Nebula — long known for its steady high-energy glow — are challenging theories about how the heavens accelerate charged particles to high energies. Only last year, scientists were astonished to find that … Continue reading →

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Mystery Cosmic Rays Zapping the South Pole?

Posted on May 8, 2011 by admin

Cosmic rays zapping the Earth over the South Pole appear to be coming from particular locations, rather than being distributed uniformly across the sky. Cosmic ray “hotspots” have also been seen in the northern skies too, yet there is no … Continue reading →

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Jupiter Space Sounds

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

A recording of Jupiter sounds (electromagnetic “voices”) by NASA-Voyager. The complex interactions of charged electromagnetic particles from the solar wind , planetary magnetosphere etc. create vibration “soundscapes”. It sounds very interesting, even scary. Jupiter is mostly composed of hydrogen and … Continue reading →

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DIY Recordings of Awakening Sun

Posted on August 15, 2010 by admin

From Wired Science: As the sun emerges from a long lull in activity, the star’s emissions in the radio band of the spectrum have also picked up. And from a shed on three acres of land outside Santa Fe, New … Continue reading →

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Stingy aliens may call us on cheap rates only

Posted on July 22, 2010 by admin

A new study suggests that cost-effective galactic radio transmissions would be at higher frequencies than SETI projects traditionally monitor, and ET’s attempts to make contact would be only few and far between. “If ET was building cost-effective beacons, would our … Continue reading →

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What does the sun sound like?

Posted on July 1, 2010 by admin

This is what it sounds like to be on the sun: Time reports that scientists at the U.K.’s Sheffield University have released a recording of the sounds one would hear while standing inside the solar corona — the sun’s outer … Continue reading →

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Lunar Influence on the Electrochemical Production of Colloidal Silver

Posted on January 20, 2010 by admin

The Subtle influence planets and other heavenly bodies exert on metals through gravity and sympathetic tuning never ceases to intrigue me when I think along the lines of Alchemy and Nanotechnology: Lunar Influence on the Electrochemical Production of Colloidal Silver … Continue reading →

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