Category Archives: Solar Flares

Solar flare brings chance to see northern lights

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

(WXYZ) – The strongest solar storm in six years caused some Detroit flights to be re-routed this week. A Delta spokesman said flights departing from Detroit to Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong and Inchon were directed to fly further south. Solar … Continue reading →

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Solar flare brings chance to see northern lights

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

By Ben Matheson, KNOM – Nome | January 24, 2012 – 5:13 pm Recent days have seen a surge in powerful solar flares. The sun's energized particles are now hitting the earth's atmosphere and leading to disruptions in amateur radio … Continue reading →

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Solar flare brings chance to see northern lights

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Flares were all the rage in the 1970s, and then faded from fashion, though in the past few years there has been a bit of a revival. Solar flares, now, are really hot. LINK. Thank goodness this one didn't interrupt … Continue reading →

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Solar flare brings chance to see northern lights

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

A research scientist at the Canadian Space Agency says the impact from the solar flares is actually quite mild — for now. Some space weather observers describe it as the strongest in more than six years but John Manuel, an … Continue reading →

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Can solar flares hurt astronauts?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Radiation from the largest solar flare in six years will be hitting planet Earth today. This, of course, means that many of us will be getting new super 1 Social false, Page: solar flares an not a Lombardi a to … Continue reading →

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Can solar flares hurt astronauts?

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Generally, solar flares are bad news for stuff orbiting the Earth. The impact of intense solar radiation on sensitive electronics can render the most sophisticated space technologies useless. Also, heating and expansion of the A warning released by the Space … Continue reading →

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