Sun-Earth Day 2008: Space Weather Around the World
VIDEO GALLERY
- Introduction to the STEREO Mission
- When the Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) launches in Summer 2006, scientists expect to gain a better understanding of solar storms and improve warning times for everyone from satellite operators to astronauts.
- "Blackout: The Sun-Earth Connection" (Part 1 of 6)
- "Blackout" takes you on a journey from the Sun to the Earth as eruptions known as solar storms travel to Earth and effect our lives in ways we still don't completely understand. 3-D animations bring to life the journey, through 150 million kilometers of space, of these outbursts of "space weather". Part 1: Our Active Sun
- "Blackout: The Sun-Earth Connection" (Part 2 of 6)
- Part 2: Solar Storms and Power Systems
- "Blackout: The Sun-Earth Connection" (Part 3 of 6)
- Part 3: The Solar Wind and the Earth
- "Blackout: The Sun-Earth Connection" (Part 4 of 6)
- Part 4: When Solar Plasma Distorts Earth's Magnetic Field
RELATED MULTIMEDIA
- Traditions of the Sun
- This on-line book, contains information about an ancient petroglyph found in Chaco Canyon that may be a record of an eclipse! (see pages 24-25)
Space Weather Fact
The fastest coronal mass ejection was recorded on August 4, 1972 and traveled from the sun to earth in 14.6 hours - a speed of nearly 10 million kilometers per hour!
