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Solstice Flare and CME - UPDATE
06.24.11 - NOAA forecasters declare a 30-35% chance of geomagnetic storms during the next 24 hours due to a fast-moving stream of solar wind, combined with the CME expected to arrive on June 24, 2011.
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FASTSAT Mission Update
06.20.11 - PISA's magnetometer was called upon to support the main attitude determination and control system (ADCS) on FASTSAT following an anomaly on Feb 16, 2011.
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NASA Invites News Media to Space Weather Enterprise Forum
06.10.11
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Having a Solar Blast - UPDATE
06.10.11 - Earth is still waiting for the arrival of the CME unleashed June 7, 2011 but the forecasts of the glancing blow have been substantially reduced. The Sun unleashed an M-2 solar flare, an S-1 radiation storm and a spectacular coronal mass ejection in the early hours of June 7, 2011.
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Memorial Weekend Light Show
06.01.11 - A high speed solar wind caused geomagnetic storms over the Memorial weekend and another high speed stream may produce even more starting June 4, 2011.
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Geomagnetic Storm Light Show at Both Poles
04.30.11 - High Speed Solar Wind causes aurora at both poles
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NASA Invites You to Journey To Interstellar Space
04.26.11 - NASA will hold a special NASA Science Update at 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT) on Thursday, April 28, to discuss the unprecedented journey of NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft to the edge of our solar system.
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Geomagnetic Storm Subsiding
04.13.11 - The G1-class geomagnetic storm is subsiding.
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Goddard Annual Sun-Earth Day Has a Tweeting Twist
03.22.11 - The eleventh annual Sun Earth day to kick off this year's theme of 'Ancient Mysteries; Future Technologies' provided 100 tweeters with private tours of Goddard and the Air and Space Museum.
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Mercury-bound Goddard Instruments Aboard MESSENGER Arrive at Target
03.18.11 - As the MESSENGER spacecraft begins its science operations above the surface of Mercury, Goddard instruments are gearing up to help unveil the planet's mysteries.
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Auroras Invade the US
03.11.11 - Though little impact is expected from the March 9 X-class flare, the March 10 CME continues to produce aurora with beautiful green and purple streamers. The aurora are now visible in states along the US-Canadian border.
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Geomagnetic Storm In Progress
03.01.11 - Update: The storm is subsiding now, but it could start up again in response to ongoing high-speed solar wind.
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Monster Prominence Erupts from the Sun
02.24.11 - A rather large M 3.6 class flare occurred near the edge of the Sun on Feb. 24, 2011, it blew out a gorgeous, waving mass of erupting plasma.
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Valentine’s Day Solar Flare - Update
02.17.11 - More solar media from Monday's X-class flare
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Earth-Directed Solar Flare
02.13.11 - Sunspot 1158 unleashed the strongest solar flare of the year so far.