Explore Space Weather
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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?
Did you know that a significant
portion of
sea
level rise is due to the expansion of sea water due to increasing
temperature?
Did you know that, according to ancient Chinese myth, humans were generated from the fleas which lived on the body of the giant Pan-Ku?
Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
Do you know what this word or phrase means?
GrabenxGraben : A graben is a down-dropped block of the earth's crust resulting from extension, or pulling, of the crust.
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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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