Clay Dillow of PopSci:
"There was a time when one rarely had to worry about incoming doom born of outer space, but that time is not now. Between mysterious space balls, falling satellite after falling satellite after falling satellite, and the buildup to 2013’s solar maximum, the sky seems more threatening all the time these days. Just ask NOAA, which is today warning of the strongest solar storm since 2005 currently en route to Earth, spawned by a massive M8.7 class flare that erupted from the solar surface late last night."
We all know of the controversy and subsequent removal of Pluto from its status as the ninth planet in the solar system owing to it being one of the Kuiper belt objects. With time, the world has gotten comfortable with the idea of eight planets with the concept being popularized and imprinted in the minds …
With all the talk of lunar travel, Space.com looks at some of the base facts of the Earth's moon.
Yes--precisely one rotation per Earth orbit, or about 28 Earth days per lunar day, and per lunar "year".
According to the story, it's about 27.3 Earth days.
A new touring art display featuring a gigantic, glowing model of the moon has come to New York City.
I feel bad for my Brother and his family! They were scheduled to fly during this!
Well I imagine this certainly will affect satellites and GPS systems...
I heard on a radio report that planes have been re-routed or instructed to stay at much lower altitudes. Hopefully it won't hurt your families plans too much.
Opened this on a new tab I was reading a Darksiders 2 preview and this scary music started on its own I was like o_O" wheres that coming from!
The solar particles released into the magnetosphere could boost the earths gravitational pull and countless Power grids could fail, electricity could be lost for over 150 million people in United States alone.
It could take months to fix all these problems leading to serious social and economic disruptions. Potentially these effects could lead to a loss of governmental control over the situation.
If solar storms hit the magnetosphere strongly enough to flip the earth's magnetic poles. If this were to occur, the Yellowstone Super Volcano which is already overdue to erupt could explode with the power of ten atomic bombs. This could cover United States with ash and block sunlight for months, seriously affecting the growth of all plant life, and thus disrupting the food chain.