News from 2006

DECEMBER

December 31, 2006: Hinode shows a violent Sun -- Astronomy.com
December 29, 2006: STEREO joins ACE to witness the last (?) large SEP events of cycle 23 -- ACE News
December 26, 2006: The gegenschein -- NASA GSFC APOD
December 24, 2006: Solar satellite's first images show Sun's super-hot atmosphere -- ScienceDaily
December 23, 2006: The analemma and the Temple of Olympian Zeus -- NASA GSFC APOD
December 22, 2006: The view from STEREO ahead -- NASA GSFC APOD
December 21, 2006: Scientists predict big solar cycle -- Science@NASA
December 18, 2006: Solar opposites: forecasts for Sun's activity disagree wildly -- Space.com Space News
December 18, 2006: Aurora over Iowa -- NASA GSFC APOD
December 15, 2006: NJIT solar physicist says weak sun produces record solar outburst -- EurekAlert!
December 15, 2006: ESA mission controllers react to solar flare -- European Space Agency
December 15, 2006: Freak solar explosion disrupts satellites -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
December 13, 2006: New instrumentation helps scientists better predict space weather -- ScienceDaily
December 13, 2006: A large tsunami shock wave on the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD
December 12, 2006: Japan 'home away from home' for NASA Marshall astrophysicist supporting Hinode -- SpaceDaily
December 12, 2006: Space weather "driver" discovered -- Astronomy.com
December 11, 2006: THEMIS probes relocate to Florida for Feb. 15 launch -- UC Berkeley
December 7, 2006: Russian scientists expect powerful solar flares -- SpaceDaily
December 6, 2006: Magnetic whirlpools feed Earth's magnetosphere -- European Space Agency
December 4, 2006: The active Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD

NOVEMBER

November 29, 2006: Measuring a magnetosphere -- SpaceDaily
November 25, 2006: 3D Mercury transit -- NASA GSFC APOD
November 22, 2006: Genesis findings solve Apollo lunar soil mystery -- MoonDaily
November 17, 2006: X-ray transit of Mercury -- Science@NASA
November 17, 2006: Hand drawn transit -- NASA GSFC APOD
November 17, 2006: Ulysses embarks on third set of polar passes -- European Space Agency
November 17, 2006: Ulysses starts new journey around the Sun's poles -- NASA JPL
November 16, 2006: Learning the magnetic ropes -- Los Alamos National Laboratory
November 16, 2006: Children of the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD
November 15, 2006: Chandra discovers relativistic pinball machine -- Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
November 14, 2006: Mercury's transit: an unusual spot on the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD
November 14, 2006: The Milky Way shaped life on Earth -- EurekAlert!
November 8, 2006: A new dimension in solar research -- Max Planck Institute
November 8, 2006: Simulated transit of Mercury -- NASA GSFC APOD
November 7, 2006: Monster stellar flare seen by NASA scientists dwarfs all others -- SpaceDaily
November 6, 2006: Rare transit of Mercury -- ScienceDaily
November 6, 2006: Catch the transit of Mercury this week -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
November 2, 2006: Sunwatchers prepare for Mercury -- Astronomy.com
November 2, 2006: First light for Hinode -- Science@NASA

OCTOBER

October 31, 2006: Spooky Sun -- Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
October 30, 2006: Space radiation threats to astronauts addressed in federal research study -- ScienceDaily
October 29, 2006: The Sun puffs -- NASA GSFC APOD
October 26, 2006: Probes launched to image Sun -- Astronomy.com
October 20, 2006: 2006 transit of Mercury -- Science@NASA
October 19, 2006: New experiment to investigate the effect of galactic cosmic rays on clouds and climate -- CERN
October 18, 2006: U of M to help NASA 'follow the sun' -- in stereo -- EurekAlert!
October 5, 2006: Supernova radioisotopes show Sun was born in star cluster, scientists say -- ScienceDaily
October 4, 2006: Researchers discover magnetic islands are energy source for mysterious super high speed electrons -- SpaceRef.com
October 3, 2006: Details of solar particles penetrating the Earth's environment revealed -- European Space Agency

SEPTEMBER

September 29, 2006: Space weather gear readied for the final frontier -- ScienceDaily
September 28, 2006: Instruments enhance space weather forecasts -- SpaceDaily
September 27, 2006: Mind the gap: space scientists uncover causes of gap in Van Allen belts -- ScienceDaily
September 27, 2006: Meteorites record past solar activity -- ScienceDaily
September 26, 2006: Solar flares could seriously disrupt GPS receivers -- EurekAlert!
September 23, 2006: Triple sunrise -- NASA GSFC APOD
September 21, 2006: Surprises from the edge of the solar system -- Science@NASA
September 21, 2006: Sharp silhouette -- NASA GSFC APOD
September 20, 2006: Solar-B - a new solar mission to study the dynamic Sun -- European Space Agency
September 19, 2006: Automated shock detection and analysis software for real-time application -- ACE News
September 19, 2006: Solar scientists wait for explosive data -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
September 14, 2006: Study clears Sun of climate change -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
September 13, 2006: Changes in solar brightness too weak to explain global warming -- National Center for Atmospheric Research
September 13, 2006: Earth storms may lead to space storms -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
September 12, 2006: Probing the most energetic explosions in the solar system -- SpaceDaily
September 6, 2006: Green aurora over Lake Superior -- NASA GSFC APOD
September 1, 2006: Solar sentinels -- Science@NASA

AUGUST

August 30, 2006: A backward sunspot and the new solar cycle -- NASA GSFC APOD
August 24, 2006: ESA's Cluster mission establishes why Earth's aurorae shine -- ESA
August 22, 2006: Onset of next solar activity cycle observed -- SpaceDaily
August 21, 2006: Heavy hydrogen clumps in space -- Australian Broadcasting Company
August 17, 2006: NASA satellites will improve understanding of the Sun -- NASA HQ
August 15, 2006: Backward sunspot -- Science@NASA
August 14, 2006: Cosmic rays -- NASA GSFC APOD
August 4, 2006: Charge states reveal multiple sources in large solar energetic particle events -- ACE News
August 3, 2006: NASA selects radiation belt mission candidate for further study -- SpaceDaily

JULY

July 31, 2006: NASA selects teams for space weather mission and studies -- NASA HQ
July 26, 2006: New camera enhances forecasting of Sun-generated storms -- SpaceDaily
July 17, 2006: Our Sun's fiery outbursts -- seen in 3-D -- EurekAlert!
July 12, 2006: A Manhattan sunset -- NASA GSFC APOD
July 11, 2006: Flare ends solar quiet spell -- SpaceDaily
July 10, 2006: Dark Sun sizzling -- NASA GSFC APOD
July 1, 2006: ALICE experiment sees first cosmic-ray events -- CERN Courier

JUNE

June 30, 2006: Common suprathermal tail spectra at 1 AU -- ACE News
June 26, 2006: NASA and NSF computers simulate Sun's corona -- NASA HQ
June 21, 2006: Sunrise solstice at Stonehenge -- NASA GSFC APOD
June 20, 2006: Cluster makes an effervescent discovery -- EurekAlert!
June 19, 2006: Full speed ahead for cosmic ray project -- EurekAlert!
June 11, 2006: Sunspot loops in ultraviolet -- NASA GSFC APOD

MAY

May 29, 2006: Magnetic storms affect humans as well as telecommunications -- SpaceDaily
May 26, 2006: TIMED mission extended for second time -- SpaceDaily
May 25, 2006: SOHO gets extension -- Astronomy.com
May 24, 2006: University of Utah cosmic ray pioneer Gene Loh dies at 72 -- University of Utah News
May 24, 2006: ESA's SOHO will lead a fleet of solar observatories -- SpaceRef.com
May 24, 2006: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab to build NASA's radiation belt storm probes -- SpaceRef.com
May 23, 2006: Voyager 2 detects odd shape of solar system's edge -- Space.com
May 23, 2006: Voyager: living on the edge - of the solar system -- NASA JPL
May 23, 2006: UCF telescope used to predict, monitor space weather to launch on satellite Wednesday -- SpaceRef.com
May 19, 2006: ESA's Cluster flies through Earth's electrical switch -- ESA Portal
May 17, 2006: The origin of suprathermal electron depletions in the solar wind -- ACE News
May 15, 2006: Super-Kamiokande finds structure in the cosmic ray sky -- PhysOrg.com
May 10, 2006: Long range solar forecast -- Science@NASA
May 9, 2006: NASA Goddard to build four new solar observing satellites -- SpaceDaily
May 3, 2006: STEREO spacecraft begin Florida launch preparations -- Spaceflight Now
May 2, 2006: Sunspot 875 flares -- NASA GSFC APOD

APRIL

April 23, 2006: The solar spectrum -- NASA GSFC APOD
April 20, 2006: Weather under surveillance -- Astronomy.com
April 16, 2006: A solar prominence from SOHO -- NASA GSFC APOD
April 11, 2006: A Sun halo over Utah -- NASA GSFC APOD
April 8, 2006: Vanishing umbra -- NASA GSFC APOD
April 7, 2006: The crown of the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD
April 7, 2006: Collaboration improves solar storm forecasting -- SpaceDaily.com
April 6, 2006: It's the Sun, but not as we know it -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation News
April 5, 2006: Solar wind whips up auroral storms on Jupiter and Saturn -- SpaceRef.com
April 4, 2006: A total solar eclipse over Turkey -- NASA GSFC APOD
April 4, 2006: Coronal holes, jets, and the origin of 3He-rich solar energetic particle events -- ACE News
April 1, 2006: Probes witness a new facet of Earth's magnetic behavior -- SpaceRef.com

MARCH

March 31, 2006: Solar eclipse and SOHO -- NASA GSFC APOD
March 30, 2006: Why is the Sun's corona hotter than the Sun itself? -- SpaceDaily.com
March 30, 2006: When diamonds aren't forever -- NASA GSFC APOD
March 29, 2006: Solar eclipse calls on dragons and spirits -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation News
March 29, 2006: Green and black auroras over Norway -- NASA GSFC APOD
March 28, 2006: NASA sees solar eclipse in a different light -- NASA HQ
March 24, 2006: Solar sails -- NASA GSFC Science Question of the Week
March 20, 2006: Resisting radiation -- Astrobiology Magazine
March 20, 2006: NOAA Space Environment Center: Earth's first defense against the Sun's fury -- NOAA News
March 13, 2006: Satellites to test tiny technology -- USA Today
March 10, 2006: Solar storm warning -- Science@NASA
March 9, 2006: NASA spacecraft helps researchers see the Sun's far side -- NASA HQ
March 7, 2006: Next solar storms may be fiercer -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation News
March 6, 2006: Solar minimum has arrived -- Science@NASA
March 6, 2006: NASA aids in resolving long standing solar cycle mystery -- NASA HQ
March 5, 2006: Colorful light pillars -- NASA GSFC APOD
March 3, 2006: In partnership with NASA - solar eclipse in Turkey -- SpaceRef.com
March 1, 2006: Germany seeks to fulfil astroparticle aspirations -- CERN Courier

FEBRUARY

February 23, 2006: Solar flare hits Earth and Mars -- Space.com
February 23, 2006: Scientists discover Mars atmosphere altered by solar flares -- MarsDaily
February 22, 2006: Radiation "safe zone" migrates during solar cycle -- NASA GSFC
February 20, 2006: New study questions the effects of cosmic proton radiation on human cells -- SpaceRef.com
February 18, 2006: New theory resolves mystery of anomalous cosmic rays -- SpaceRef.com
February 10, 2006: What is a sundog? -- NASA GSFC Science Question of the Week
February 5, 2006: A Sun pillar in red and violet -- NASA GSFC APOD

JANUARY

January 30, 2006: Measurements support O-B association origin of galactic cosmic rays -- ACE News
January 20, 2006: Magnetic field mission ends -- Spaceflight Now
January 12, 2006: Satellites see largest jet of particles created between Sun and Earth -- EurekAlert!
January 11, 2006: Space probes detect enormous natural particle accelerator -- NASA GSFC
January 2, 2006: A Sun pillar over Maine -- NASA GSFC APOD

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