All news for June 09, 2008
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Radio signals from the Sun warn of radiation storms (Jun 9, 2008)
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coronal mass ejection (CME) is a solar challenge to our more and more
space-technology dependant civilization.
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CME cloud is laced with magnetic fields and when directed our way, smashes into
Earth's magnetic field. If the magnetic fields have the correct orientation,
they dump energy into the Earth's magnetic field, causing magnetic storms. These
storms can...
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United Nations Holds Workshop on the International Heliophysical Year and Basic Space Science (Jun 9, 2008)
VIENNA, 9 June (UN Information Service) – As part of the outreach activities for the International Heliophysical Year (IHY) which started in 2007, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) organized a five-day Workshop on the International Heliophysical Year 2007 and Basic Space Science in Sozopol, Bulgaria, from 2–6 June 2008. The workshop was hosted...