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October 02, 2013

Lunar orbiters discover source of space weather near Earth
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 02, 2013
Solar storms - powerful eruptions of solar material and magnetic fields into interplanetary space - can cause what is known as "space weather" near Earth, resulting in hazards that range from interference with communications systems and GPS errors to extensive power blackouts and the complete failure of critical satellites. New research published today increases our understanding of Earth's space environment and how space weather develops. Some of the energy emitted by the sun during solar s ... read more

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SUNRISE Offers New Insight on Sun's Atmosphere Three months after the flight of the solar observatory Sunrise - carried aloft by a NASA scientific balloon in early June 2013 - scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in ... more		Astronomers Uncover a 'Transformer' Pulsar An international team of scientists using a fleet of orbiting X-ray telescopes, including NASA's Swift and Chandra X-ray Observatory, has discovered a millisecond pulsar with a dual identity. In a f ... more		Jekyll and Hyde star morphs from radio to X-ray pulsar and back again Astronomers have uncovered the strange case of a neutron star with the peculiar ability to transform from a radio pulsar into an X-ray pulsar and back again. This star's capricious behavior appears ... more
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China unveils its first and unnamed moon rover

Mission to moon will boost research and awareness

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First scoop of Mars soil contains 2 percent water: study

Scientists find a martian igneous rock that is surprisingly Earth-like

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Astronauts Practice Launching in NASA's New Orion Spacecraft

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China's space station to open for foreign peers

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