Safer train travel requires tracking solar storms, a new study urges. Powerful eruptions from the sun could cause accidents during peak train-travel times by interfering with electrical signaling stations, potentially switching railroad indicators from red (stop) to green (go), according to the research. “This is obviously very significant from a safety perspective,” study lead author Cameron Patterson, a physics researcher at Lancaster University in England, said in a statement on Monday (Dec. 11). “We found that space weather events, capable of triggering faults in these track circuits, are expected in…
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India’s Aditya-L1 solar observatory captures 1st gorgeous views of the sun (images)
An instrument onboard India’s first sun-studying observatory has officially opened its scientific eyes and sent home beautiful images of our star. The pictures, captured earlier this week by a payload named SUIT (short for Solar Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope), reveal a handful of features on the sun’s surface, including a few sunspots, a solar “plage” and some silent, inactive areas. It is a “lifetime opportunity to conceive a space telescope & get to see its first light observations,” Durgesh Tripathi, SUIT’s principal investigator, said in a post on X (formerly Twitter)…
Read MoreCalling all Eclipse Enthusiasts: Become a NASA Partner Eclipse Ambassador!
2 min read Calling all Eclipse Enthusiasts: Become a NASA Partner Eclipse Ambassador! By Vivian White, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Eclipse Ambassadors help share information with their communities about how to safely observe the Sun, such as using handheld solar viewers. Los Angeles Astronomical Society/Iraneide De Oliveira Are you an astronomy enthusiast or undergraduate student with a passion for sharing space science? We are excited to share with you a wonderful opportunity to become an official NASA Partner Eclipse Ambassador and help your community experience the awe and wonder…
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