Explore Space Weather

What are scientists talking about when they say "space weather"? How is it like weather ...
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Like weather on Earth, space weather is constantly changing. On Earth you can simply look ...
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Space weather begins at the Sun and its ever-expanding atmosphere. From the human perspective, ...
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How do we know what kind of "weather" we're having in space? Scientists use a network of ...
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Subatomic particles zipping around through magnetized plasma - does that sound like physics ...
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Access spectacular movies and a very full image gallery to find out more about space weather ...
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Hands-on activities, longer term projects, and tricky problems to tickle your brain - we've ...
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There is a lot of specialized language used in the field of space weather. Here are definitions ...
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Visit the CISM site to read news and highlights, access presentations and seminars ...
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This is the "old" space weather section in case you're looking for a page that was housed there ...
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Did you know that
seismic waves can travel through the
Earth and produce
earthquakes?
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you know that the Solar
Dynamics Observatory is capturing high resolution images and data about the
Sun's magnetic field?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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Shadow zonexShadow zone : The shadow zone is the area of the earth from angular distances of 104 to 140 degrees from a given earthquake that does not receive any direct P waves. The shadow zone results from S waves being stopped entirely by the liquid core and P waves being b
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Research Highlights
The Gulf of Mexico: what role will the Mississippi River play in oil washing ashore and into delta wetlands? One of the spill's greatest environmental threats is to Louisiana's wetlands, scientists believe....
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