There is a classification for solar flares… a solar flare can belong to a B, C, M, or X class, the X class corresponding to the largest strength. X-class flares cause serious disruptions on Earth: satellites get knocked out, communication systems fail, and ground power grids overload.
Wear sunscreen… Solar flare season is heating up!
On August 9, 2011, the largest solar flare to date of the current solar cycle was recorded. The magnitude of the solar flare was X6.9. The movie contains images recorded by NASA\’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.
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Researchers at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center discovered nucleobases in meteorites. Nucleobases are small molecules found in DNA and RNA. This supports the theory that building blocks of DNA and RNA were created in space and delivered to Earth by meteorites.
This close-up of an active region was recorded over a period of 36 hours (July 20-22, 2011). The magnetic forces are restless inside an active region.
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The Atlas V launch vehicle carrying Juno into space lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on August 5, 2011. A second burn was performed by the Centaur upper stage in order to place Juno on a trajectory around the Sun.
At the end of its mission Juno will not end up on a parking orbit. Juno will disintegrate in the Jovian upper atmosphere. This will prevent the contamination of the worlds around Jupiter (especially Europa).
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