NASA EDGE talks to Troy Cline, Technology Integration Specialist, about the purpose and goals of the annual Sun-Earth Days Conference. Also, solar physicist, Holly Gilbert, provides a description of our current understanding of solar activity and solar storms.
Chris and Blair sit down with Curriculum Development Specialist, Elaine Lewis, as she describes educational activities and lesson plans available to students and educators on the Sun-Earth Days website. Deputy Project Scientist, Nicola Fox, describes the future of NASAs solar and space weather research.
Steele Hill, SOHO/STEREO Media Specialist, describes the objectives of these future missions and what kind of solar data they are expected to return. Steele Hill and Deputy Project Manager, Nicola Fox, answer questions from NASA EDGE viewers about space weather and the future of research in this area.
5 solar discoveries featured in the Sun-Earth Days 2009 web cast. These include the discoveries of sunspots, the solar cycle, the heliosphere, aurora formation, and space weather.
5 solar discoveries featured in the Sun-Earth Days 2009 web cast. These include the discoveries of sunspots, the solar cycle, the heliosphere, aurora formation, and space weather.
5 solar discoveries featured in the Sun-Earth Days 2009 web cast. These include the discoveries of sunspots, the solar cycle, the heliosphere, aurora formation, and space weather.
5 solar discoveries featured in the Sun-Earth Days 2009 web cast. These include the discoveries of sunspots, the solar cycle, the heliosphere, aurora formation, and space weather.
5 solar discoveries featured in the Sun-Earth Days 2009 web cast. These include the discoveries of sunspots, the solar cycle, the heliosphere, aurora formation, and space weather.
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!