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NASA Documents Large Solar Storm on Mars

Dec 29, 2015

NASA has documented a solar storm blasting away Mars' atmosphere. The event provides an important clue as to how water disappeared from the planet. NASA said on Thursday its Mars-orbiting MAVEN spacecraft caught such a storm on March 8. ...

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Scientists at MIT and NASA Have Identified a Process in The Earth's Magnetosphere

Mar 6, 2014

The Earth's magnetic field, or magnetosphere, stretches from the planet's core out into space, where it meets the solar wind, a stream of charged particles emitted by the sun. For the most part, the magnetosphere acts as a shield to protect ...

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Orbital Sciences Corp. Launched Its Unmanned Antares Rocket From Wallops Island

Jan 10, 2014

A privately launched supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station on Thursday following a series of delays ranging from the cold to the sun. Orbital Sciences Corp. launched its unmanned Antares rocket from Wallops Island, ...

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NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Is Running Again After Engineers

Mar 12, 2013

The NASA Mars rover Curiosity is running again after engineers put it to sleep for a day this week to protect it from a powerful solar storm. On Tuesday, the sun unleashed what appeared to be a major blast of radiation and solar wind, ...

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There Was a Solar Event So Extreme That Witnesses Reported Seeing Brilliant Lights

Dec 20, 2012

In 1859, there was a solar event so extreme that witnesses reported seeing brilliant lights, electrical flashes, red glows and other aurora events, even in the South. It was the lead story on Sept. 3 of that year in the Memphis Daily, ...

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A Barrel of Oil Would Cost About $10

Nov 8, 2011

If oil prices fell from their 2008 peak as far as solar component prices have, a barrel of oil would cost about $10 – a 93 percent drop. Everyone could afford to fuel his own Formula One racecar. Instead, more utilities and companies ...

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A Barrel of Oil Would Cost About $10

Nov 8, 2011

If oil prices fell from their 2008 peak as far as solar component prices have, a barrel of oil would cost about $10 – a 93 percent drop. Everyone could afford to fuel his own Formula One racecar. Instead, more utilities and ...

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