A team of top boffins believe that they have cracked one of the main problems of interplanetary travel - that of surviving deadly solar radiation storms. The physicists say they have come up with an idea for a crafty forcefield which could stand off the... ...full story at digg
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Forcefields will guard Mars ships from solar ion storms » the register (uk) Boffins crack portable particle-squall brolly tech A team of top boffins believe that they have cracked one of the main problems of interplanetary travel - that of surviving deadly solar radiation storms. The physicists say they have come up with an idea... |
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10 Most Incredible Images of Magnetic Storms » digg The Sun is the centre of our universe and most solar activity has an effect on the Earth. Geomagnetic storms are very visible effects of this solar activity that can cause power outages and disrupt satellites. No doubt, solar activity requires more... |
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Scientists want you to track massive solar storms » digg Space scientists at The Royal Observatory have started up a crowd sourcing project known as Solar Stormwatch that lets anyone with a PC spot and track solar storms |
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Sun Shines On Future Mars Colonies » digg MIT team concludes that with a careful choice of location, solar energy can provide all the power a colony would need - even in the teeth of the Red Planet's infamous dust storms. |
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Trying to spot differences in the sun » digg The sun is the focus of a deepening mystery. Solar scientists want to know: Why is the sun so quiet? So-called sunspots, intense solar storms that eject mass amounts of energy and darken the solar surface, have been all but missing the last two years.... |
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