Tags: Solar Radiation

Two-day Radio Blackout Triggered by Sunspot AR3664's Solar Flare Radiation Storm: How Will Future Solar Flares Impact Global Communications?

SPACE 06.15.2024 00:20 AM

Learn about the two-day radio blackout triggered by Sunspot AR3664's solar flare radiation storm. Discover how future solar flares could impact global communications. Read more!

Moderate Sun Exposure Could Improve Female Fertility Outcomes, Study Suggests

02.27.2024 00:10 AM

A new study suggests that being moderately exposed to solar radiation could improve female fertility. Read to learn more.

Spacecraft Hardening: Fortifying Technology Against Solar Radiation

07.21.2023 07:30 AM

Radiation hardening protects spacecraft from the harmful effects of solar radiation during space missions. Read on to know how they work.

Biden Opens Doors to Geoengineering Atmospheric Chemical Altering Plan To Block Sunlight To Limit Global Warming

07.03.2023 05:03 AM

Solar radiation modification uses geoengineering to make atmospheric chemical alterations to limit sunlight. Read to learn more.

Solar Panels Explained: How Do They Work?

06.19.2023 20:40 PM

Solar panels are filled with tiny photovoltaic cells that enable sunlight to be converted into energy. Read to learn more.

Solar Radiation Greatly Affects Small Moon Iron Nanoparticles; Here Is What It Means

08.23.2021 04:21 AM

Asteroids and solar radiation both tear down lunar rocks and soil, resulting in iron nanoparticles that may be detected by sensors aboard orbiting spacecraft.

Earth's Magnetic Field Have A 200 Million-Year-Long Cycle As Found From Rock Samples in Ancient Lava

08.22.2021 22:16 PM

Scientists have previously noticed that the Earth's magnetic field seems to decay periodically, but the reason was unidentified before. The new study confirms that it indeed weakens every 200 million years.

Solar Geoengineering May Cause More Damage to the Climate Than Good

11.18.2020 19:00 PM

Solar geoengineering, or reflecting the Sun's radiation back to space, is one of many proposed solutions to global warming. However, cloud simulations revealed that in the long-term, there may be devastating consequences.

Interesting Particles Look Like Snow In Space

11.08.2015 18:50 PM

NASA scientists thought that flurry images that look like snow are actually fast moving energetic particles, which NASA calls solar radiation storm that hit an instrument on Solar and Heliospheric Observatory on Oct. 29, 2015.

X-Class Solar Flare Headed for Earth: Are We Safe?

10.27.2014 17:16 PM

The most active sunspot in the last two decades is currently churning out solar flare after solar flare and they are all aimed directly at Earth.

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