Solar phenomena

MAVEN Maps Electric Currents around Mars that are Fundamental to Atmospheric Loss

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Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Space science, Astronomy, Astronomical objects, Geography of Mars, MAVEN, Mars Scout Program, Space plasmas, Solar phenomena, Goddard Space Flight Center, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Solar wind, Mars

"These currents play a fundamental role in the atmospheric loss that transformed Mars from a world that could have supported life into an inhospitable desert," said experimental physicist Robin Ramstad of the University of Colorado, Boulder.

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  • "These currents play a fundamental role in the atmospheric loss that transformed Mars from a world that could have supported life into an inhospitable desert," said experimental physicist Robin Ramstad of the University of Colorado, Boulder.
  • The difference lies in the planets' respective magnetic fields, because while Earth's magnetism comes from within, Mars' does not.
  • The currents transform the energy of the solar wind into magnetic and electric fields that accelerate charged atmospheric particles into space, driving atmospheric escape to space.
  • MAVEN's principal investigator is based at the University of Colorado's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, Boulder, and NASA Goddard manages the MAVEN project.

Record for Media Company Plint Despite Corona Crisis

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Monday, May 4, 2020
Astronomy, Corona, Solar phenomena, Sun, Physical sciences, Space science

Moreover, despite the global Corona crisis, the first quarter of 2020 was also stronger than expected.

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  • Moreover, despite the global Corona crisis, the first quarter of 2020 was also stronger than expected.
  • In the midst of the global corona crisis, there are two media companies that are expanding rapidly and under high profitability.
  • In 2018, Plint was the fastest growing language company in the world in its special niche (so-called language service providers, LSP).
  • The company was founded in 2002 by translators Per Nauclr and Mikael Frling, who own 82 per cent of the company.

Record for Media Company Plint Despite Corona Crisis

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Monday, May 4, 2020
Astronomy, Corona, Solar phenomena, Sun, Physical sciences, Space science

Moreover, despite the global Corona crisis, the first quarter of 2020 was also stronger than expected.

Key Points: 
  • Moreover, despite the global Corona crisis, the first quarter of 2020 was also stronger than expected.
  • In the midst of the global corona crisis, there are two media companies that are expanding rapidly and under high profitability.
  • In 2018, Plint was the fastest growing language company in the world in its special niche (so-called language service providers, LSP).
  • The company was founded in 2002 by translators Per Nauclr and Mikael Frling, who own 82 per cent of the company.

Interim Report For The First Quarter 2020 New Wave Group AB

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Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Astronomy, Corona, Solar phenomena, Sun, Physical sciences, Space science

The joy of it was short-lived when the corona crisis hit with full force in March.

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  • The joy of it was short-lived when the corona crisis hit with full force in March.
  • Several of our companies were hit very hard, not only by reduced demand, but also by having to close some warehouses.
  • March was arguably the most dramatic month I've experienced since New Wave was founded.
  • I had really been looking forward to 2020 as the year that would be the best ever for New Wave Group.

NASA Awards Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 Contract

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Monday, April 20, 2020
Sun, Spacecraft, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado Boulder, Solar phenomena, Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment, Radiometry, Solar irradiance, SOLAR, Irradiance

GREENBELT, Md., April 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --NASA has awarded a sole source contract to the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder for theTotal and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 (TSIS-2).

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  • GREENBELT, Md., April 20, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --NASA has awarded a sole source contract to the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado Boulder for theTotal and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor-2 (TSIS-2).
  • This is a cost-no-fee contract in the amount of $18,044,280 with a period of performance ending with on-orbit acceptance by the government.
  • Under this contract, the LASP will provide two instruments the Total Irradiance Monitor (TIM) and the Spectral Irradiance Monitor (SIM).
  • The TIM will continue to provide a 40-year uninterrupted measurement record of the Total Solar Irradiance (TSI) which is the Earth's predominant energy source.The SIM will continue to measure the Solar Spectral Irradiance (SSI) and identify the regions in Earth's atmosphere and surface that are affected by solar variability.

Highlights - COVID-19: Budget MEPs call for quick progress on post-2020 contingency plan - Committee on Budgets

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Thursday, April 2, 2020
Astronomy, Corona, Solar phenomena, Sun, Physical sciences, Stimulus Package, Space science

The contingency plan should also be able to address the immediate consequences of the Corona emergency, in line with the positive steps being taken in the 2020 budget in terms of reorientation and reinforcements of existing instruments.

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  • The contingency plan should also be able to address the immediate consequences of the Corona emergency, in line with the positive steps being taken in the 2020 budget in terms of reorientation and reinforcements of existing instruments.
  • As for the MFF, the MEPs have recently, in their 26 March press release, called for an update of the current proposal from May 2018 (see previous highlight).
  • This will include a stimulus package that will ensure that cohesion within the Union is maintained through solidarity and responsibility."
  • For the full text of the press release, see the link below.

First NASA Parker Solar Probe Results Reveal Surprising Details About Our Sun

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Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Astronomy, Space plasmas, Outer space, Solar phenomena, Plasma physics, Light sources, Space science, Parker Solar Probe, Solar wind, Sun, Solar probe, Wind

They reveal new insights into the processes that drive the solar wind the constant outflow of hot, ionized gas that streams outward from the Sun and fills up the solar system and how the solar wind couples with solar rotation.

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  • They reveal new insights into the processes that drive the solar wind the constant outflow of hot, ionized gas that streams outward from the Sun and fills up the solar system and how the solar wind couples with solar rotation.
  • "This first data from Parker reveals our star, the Sun, in new and surprising ways," said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator for science at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
  • These switchbacks, along with other observations of the solar wind, may provide early clues about what mechanisms heat and accelerate the solar wind.
  • Data from Parker Solar Probe's first two solar encounters are available online at:
    Parker Solar Probe is part of NASA's Living with a Star program to explore aspects of the Sun-Earth system that directly affect life and society.

NASA Selects Missions to Study Our Sun, Its Effects on Space Weather

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Thursday, June 20, 2019
Physical sciences, Space science, Space plasmas, Outer space, Plasma physics, Solar phenomena, Space weather, Space medicine, Solar wind, Sun, Heliophysics Science Division, Heliophysics NASA science

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --NASA has selected two new missions to advance our understanding of the Sun and its dynamic effects on space.

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  • WASHINGTON, June 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --NASA has selected two new missions to advance our understanding of the Sun and its dynamic effects on space.
  • One of the selected missions will study how the Sun drives particles and energy into the solar system and a second will study Earth's response.
  • The Sun generates a vast outpouring of solar particles known as the solar wind, which can create a dynamic system of radiation in space called space weather.
  • It also allows particles from the solar wind to push into near-Earth space, driving space weather there.

Engility supports NASA Parker Solar Probe mission to 'touch the sun'

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Monday, August 13, 2018
Space plasmas, Plasma physics, Astronomy, Light sources, Solar phenomena, Outer space, Solar flare, Parker Solar Probe, Corona, Sun, Solar probe, Madhulika Guhathakurta

"Our team has been working alongside NASA for five years to prepare this spacecraft for launch and a successful mission," said Mark Bruno, senior vice president of Engility's space and mission systems business.

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  • "Our team has been working alongside NASA for five years to prepare this spacecraft for launch and a successful mission," said Mark Bruno, senior vice president of Engility's space and mission systems business.
  • "It's exciting to contribute to a mission that could solve some of the biggest mysteries about the physics of our solar system."
  • Since 2013, Engility has provided software assurance services to NASA for the Parker Solar Probe mission at the agency's IV&V facility in Fairmont, WV.
  • Scientists also hope to learn how the solar corona and wind are heated and accelerated to become solar storms and flares.

NASA, ULA Launch Parker Solar Probe on Historic Journey to Touch Sun

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Sunday, August 12, 2018
Astronomy, Space plasmas, Spacecraft, Sun, Plasma physics, Solar phenomena, Light sources, Parker Solar Probe, Spaceflight, Solar wind, Solar probe, Corona

Instrument testing will begin in early September and last approximately four weeks, after which Parker Solar Probe can begin science operations.

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  • Instrument testing will begin in early September and last approximately four weeks, after which Parker Solar Probe can begin science operations.
  • "Now, Parker Solar Probe is operating normally and on its way to begin a seven-year mission of extreme science."
  • Parker Solar Probe carries four instrument suites designed to study magnetic fields, plasma and energetic particles, and capture images of the solar wind.
  • For more information on Parker Solar Probe, go to:
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