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NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or Iris

Feb 27, 2014

(Phys.org) —On Jan. 28, 2014, NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, or IRIS, witnessed its strongest solar flare since it launched in the summer of 2013. Solar flares are bursts of x-rays and light that stream out into space, ...

Tags: IRIS, Solar Flare, NASA, ATC

The Overpopulation of Humans on Our Planet Is a Myth

Nov 21, 2013

I keep hearing, even among some in the alternative media, that the overpopulation of humans on our planet is a myth because "all the people in the world could fit in the state of Texas." Sure they can, but then where would they pee? ...

Tags: overpopulation, MYTH

There's a "Lump in The Learning Curve" for Some Organisations

Aug 6, 2013

There's a "lump in the learning curve" for some organisations to overcome in the adoption and use of NoSQL databases. That's what James Tomkins, Met Office Portfolio Technical Lead, told Computing while discussing the organisation's use of ...

Tags: Met Office, learning curve

NASA Estimates The Plasma Will Hit Our Atmosphere Late Friday Night

Apr 16, 2013

Don't set your Google Inactive Account Manager just yet, but there are billions of tons of solar matter hurtling toward the Earth at more than 600 miles (970 kilometers) per second. NASA estimates the plasma will hit our atmosphere late ...

Tags: Google Inactive, Computer Products

The Insurance Industry Is Looking at The Possible Effects of Space Weather

Jan 17, 2013

The insurance industry is looking at the possible effects of space weather on the world’s electronic systems. The issue arises, say the insurers, because space weather goes in 11 year cycles and severe events are expected in early ...

Tags: insurance industry, electronic systems, space weather

US Government Could Suspend Nearly Half of Solar Module Shipments to North America

Dec 27, 2012

US government anti-dumping penalties on imports of solar cells from China could suspend nearly half of solar module shipments to North America this year, impacting pricing, inventories and project timelines, according to an IHS iSuppli. ...

Tags: China, USA, solar cell, PV