-
Recent Video
Blogroll
- Airman Online
- Army Live
- Army Research Laboratory
- Coast Guard Compass
- DARPA
- Defense Centers of Excellence
- DoD Live
- DoD Social Media Hub
- DVIDS
- Greenversations
- Marines
- Military Health System
- NASA
- Navy CIO
- Navy Research Laboratory
- Office of Naval Research
- Science 360
- White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Tag Archives: sun
#Flashback: A large, dark coronal hole at the bottom of the Sun was the most dominant feature at the end of January 2014.
Read More
Posted in Articles, Space, Space Matters
Tagged coronal hole, saturday space sight, space, space matters, sun, sun photos
Comments Off on Saturday Space Sight: Can You Spot the Coronal Hole?
A dark, snaking line can be seen across the lower half of the sun in this February 2015 image from NASA.
Read More
Posted in Articles, Space, Space Matters
Tagged nasa, saturday space sight, Solar Dynamics Observatory, space, space matters, sun, sun photos
1 Comment
The NRL Space Science Division, is analyzing ionospheric disturbances to determine their effect on ground-based satellite navigation systems.
Read More
Posted in Articles, Space, Space Matters, Technology
Tagged armed with science, coronal mass ejections, global positioning system, GPS, ground-based satellite navigation systems, helical magnetic field, kinematics, magnetic fields, nasa, NRL, NRL-designed imagers, NRL-designed instruments, Space Science Division, sun, three-dimensional structure, three-dimensional structure and kinematics, two solar disturbances, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, WAAS, WAAS system, Wide Area Augmentation System
1 Comment
A dynamic region of the Sun waits to be understood. Holding the secrets to the origins of space weather. Hidden in layers too dense for any spacecraft to unravel. Until now. NASA is getting ready to launch a new mission, …
Read More
Posted in Space, Space Matters, Technology, Videos
Tagged advanced computer models, chromosphere, coronal mass ejections, data, gather energy, heliophysics, high-resolution images, interface region, Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, IRIS, nasa, NASA Goddard, NASA video, photosphere, solar atmosphere, solar flares, solar gases move, space, space weather, state-of-the-art tools, sun, sun's magnetic field, Vandenberg Air Force Base
Comments Off on Discovering The Secrets Of Space Weather
The sun. While it supplies life and energy for the people and plants that call the Earth home, also has the power to seriously disrupt humanity’s way of life. Periodically, the sun releases massive quantities of solar matter and electromagnetic …
Read More
Posted in Earth Sciences, Space, Space Matters, STEM
Tagged 2nd Weather Squadron Solar Observatory, air force, airman, Airmen, cycles, damage satellites, defense, Detachment 4, disrupt radio transmissions, life, science, solar, solar matter, solar min, solar minimum, space, Space Weather Prediction Center, sun, USAF
Comments Off on Sunrise To Sunset: Observatory Looks To The Sky
The Air Force is constantly monitoring the skies, but that isn’t limited to our atmosphere. Keeping our military satellites up and running is tantamount to mission success, and working to improve that equipment and technology is a part of the …
Read More
Posted in Space, Space Matters, Technology, Videos
Tagged air force, capability, cataloging, Cheyenne Mountain Air Station, debris, detecting, Dr. Alex Young, Earth, exploration, first contact, military, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, navy, norad, orbits, pent rocket bodies, satellites, sensors, space, Space Control Center, Space Surveillance Network, space travel, sun, the future, tracking, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, USSPACECOM, video
1 Comment
The Space Surveillance Network has been tracking space objects since 1957 when the Soviets opened the space age with the launch of Sputnik I. Since then, the SSN has tracked more than 24,500 space objects orbiting Earth. Of that number, …
Read More
Posted in Space, Space Matters, STEM, Technology
Tagged air force, capability, cataloging, detecting, Dr. Alex Young, Earth, fragmentation debris, geographic distribution, man-made objects orbiting Earth, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, navy, orbits, pent rocket bodies, satellites, sensors, space, Space Surveillance Network, sun, tracking, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, USSPACECOM, video
Comments Off on Eyes On The Skies – Space Weather and Satellites
Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory have discovered a previously unreported solar feature – Coronal Cells – where high-temperature coronal emission is confined to discrete plumes that extend upward from unipolar concentrations of magnetic flux. The NRL researchers think that …
Read More
Posted in Space, Space Matters
Tagged Astrophysical Journal, Atmospheric Imaging Assembly, Coronal Cells, Drs. Neil Sheeley, EIS, Extreme-Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer, high-temperature coronal emission, Hinode spacecraft, nasa, naval research laboratory, orbit, physics, SOHO, Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), solar feature, solar flares, space, Space Science Division, STEREO-A and -B, sun
Comments Off on NRL Researchers Discover New Solar Feature
