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12 Solar Flares from Sunspot AR1515 and More to Come

By Merryl Azriel on July 6, 2012

The latest GOES solar x-ray image (Credits: NOAA). Sunspot AR1515 spans more than 100,000 km of the sun's surface and has spewed forth 12 M-class... Read more →

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Engaging Warp Speed

By Merryl Azriel on July 6, 2012

Physicists think there may be some potential in propulsive ideas likes Star Trek's warp bubble (Credits: David Darling/Internet Encyclopedia of... Read more →

Kessler Syndrome

A Primer on the Legal Issues Surrounding Space Debris Remediation, Part 1

By Michael J. Listner on July 6, 2012

The debris surrounding Earth poses legal as well as physical challenges (Credits: Roger Harris/Science Photo Library). Space debris is considered... Read more →

Rocket Design

Most Powerful Hydrogen Rocket Ever Launched

By Stavros Georgakas on July 5, 2012

The Delta IV Heavy rocket, boosted by the new RS-68A rocket engine, had its successful maiden flight on Friday, June 29 at 9:15 EST, from Cape... Read more →

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Solar Ultraviolet Magnetograph Investigation to Launch July 5th

By Staff Writers on July 5, 2012

Hinode, a collaborative mission of the space agencies of Japan, the United States, United Kingdom and Europe, captured these very pictures of the... Read more →

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X-point Portals Connect Earth to Sun

By Merryl Azriel on July 5, 2012

A magnetic portal as capture by the Polar spacecraft (Credits: NASA). Physicist Jack Scudder of the University of Iowa has discovered portals in... Read more →