Posts Tagged ‘corona’
Physicists record Sun’s good vibrations
U. SHEFFIELD (UK)—Solar physicists have recorded the musical sounds created by longitudinal vibrations within the Sun’s atmosphere—and revealed that the sounds are caused by the movement of giant magnetic loops in the solar corona. Continue…
Wednesday, June 23, 2010 11:47 - 0 Comments
Science & Technology - Mar 8, 2010 13:18 - 0 Comments
Mega-tsunamis stoke up solar atmosphere
U. SHEFFIELD (UK)—Physicists from the University of Sheffield are scheduled to reveal their recent discovery of transition region quakes on the Sun. The finding could shed light on solar mega-tsunamis. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 8, 2010 15:05 - 2 Comments
NASA launching tools to forecast solar activity
U. COLORADO (US)—An instrument package set for launch by NASA on Feb. 10 is expected to give scientists a better understanding of the sun’s impact on space weather. (more…)
