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Archive of previous years' news

DECEMBER

TODAY: Astronomy Picture of the Day (http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/) -- NASA GSFC

TODAY: TRACE Image of the Day (http://vestige.lmsal.com/TRACE/POD/TRACEpod.html) -- TRACE mission

December 31, 2006: Hinode shows a violent Sun (http://astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c="a&id=4942) -- Astronomy.com
December 29, 2006: STEREO joins ACE to witness the last (?) large SEP events of cycle 23 (http://www.srl.caltech.edu/ACE/ACENews/ACENews101.html) -- ACE News
December 26, 2006: The gegenschein -- NASA GSFC APOD
December 24, 2006: Solar satellite's first images show Sun's super-hot atmosphere (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/12/061223100609.htm) -- ScienceDaily
December 23, 2006: The analemma and the Temple of Olympian Zeus -- NASA GSFC APOD
December 22, 2006: The view from STEREO ahead -- NASA GSFC APOD
December 21, 2006: Scientists predict big solar cycle (http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/21dec_cycle24.htm) -- Science@NASA
December 18, 2006: Solar opposites: forecasts for Sun's activity disagree wildly (http://space.com/spacenews/businessmonday_061218.html) -- Space.com Space News
December 18, 2006: Aurora over Iowa -- NASA GSFC APOD
December 15, 2006: NJIT solar physicist says weak sun produces record solar outburst (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-12/njio-nsp121506.php) -- EurekAlert!
December 15, 2006: ESA mission controllers react to solar flare (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMB49QJNVE_index_0.html) -- European Space Agency
December 15, 2006: Freak solar explosion disrupts satellites (http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2006/1812554.htm?space) -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
December 13, 2006: New instrumentation helps scientists better predict space weather (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/12/061212091324.htm) -- ScienceDaily
December 13, 2006: A large tsunami shock wave on the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD
December 12, 2006: Japan 'home away from home' for NASA Marshall astrophysicist supporting Hinode (http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Japan_Home_Away_From_Home_For_NASA_Marshall_Astrophysicist_Supporting_Hinode_999.html) -- SpaceDaily
December 12, 2006: Space weather "driver" discovered (http://astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c="a&id=4754) -- Astronomy.com
December 11, 2006: THEMIS probes relocate to Florida for Feb. 15 launch (http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2006/12/11_themis.shtml) -- UC Berkeley
December 7, 2006: Russian scientists expect powerful solar flares (http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Russian_Scientists_Expect_Powerful_Solar_Flares_999.html) -- SpaceDaily
December 6, 2006: Magnetic whirlpools feed Earth's magnetosphere (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMQ289L6VE_index_0.html) -- European Space Agency
December 4, 2006: The active Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD

NOVEMBER

November 29, 2006: Measuring a magnetosphere (http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Measuring_A_Magnetosphere_999.html) -- SpaceDaily
November 25, 2006: 3D Mercury transit -- NASA GSFC APOD
November 22, 2006: Genesis findings solve Apollo lunar soil mystery (http://www.moondaily.com/reports/Genesis_Findings_Solve_Apollo_Lunar_Soil_Mystery_999.html) -- MoonDaily
November 17, 2006: X-ray transit of Mercury (http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/17nov_xraytransit.htm) -- Science@NASA
November 17, 2006: Hand drawn transit -- NASA GSFC APOD
November 17, 2006: Ulysses embarks on third set of polar passes (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMWPIUXJUE_index_0.html) -- European Space Agency
November 17, 2006: Ulysses starts new journey around the Sun's poles (http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/audioclips/ulysses-20061117/) -- NASA JPL
November 16, 2006: Learning the magnetic ropes (http://www.lanl.gov/news/index.php/fuseaction/home.story/story_id/9411) -- Los Alamos National Laboratory
November 16, 2006: Children of the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD
November 15, 2006: Chandra discovers relativistic pinball machine (http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/06_releases/press_111506.html) -- Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
November 14, 2006: Mercury's transit: an unusual spot on the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD
November 14, 2006: The Milky Way shaped life on Earth (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-11/dnsc-tmw111406.php) -- EurekAlert!
November 8, 2006: A new dimension in solar research (http://www.mpg.de/english/illustrationsDocumentation/documentation/pressReleases/2006/pressRelease20061106/index.html) -- Max Planck Institute
November 8, 2006: Simulated transit of Mercury -- NASA GSFC APOD
November 7, 2006: Monster stellar flare seen by NASA scientists dwarfs all others (http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Monster_Stellar_Flare_Seen_By_NASA_Scientists_Dwarfs_All_Others_999.html) -- SpaceDaily
November 6, 2006: Rare transit of Mercury (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/11/061104090501.htm) -- ScienceDaily
November 6, 2006: Catch the transit of Mercury this week (http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2006/1780515.htm?space) -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
November 2, 2006: Sunwatchers prepare for Mercury (http://astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c="a&id=4647) -- Astronomy.com
November 2, 2006: First light for Hinode (http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/02nov_firstlight.htm) -- Science@NASA

OCTOBER

October 31, 2006: Spooky Sun (http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/press/pr0629.html) -- Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
October 30, 2006: Space radiation threats to astronauts addressed in federal research study (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/10/061025184743.htm) -- ScienceDaily
October 29, 2006: The Sun puffs -- NASA GSFC APOD
October 26, 2006: Probes launched to image Sun (http://astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c="a&id=4624) -- Astronomy.com
October 20, 2006: 2006 transit of Mercury (http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/20oct_transitofmercury.htm) -- Science@NASA
October 19, 2006: New experiment to investigate the effect of galactic cosmic rays on clouds and climate (http://press.web.cern.ch/press/PressReleases/Releases2006/PR14.06E.html) -- CERN
October 18, 2006: U of M to help NASA 'follow the sun' -- in stereo (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-10/uom-uom101806.php) -- EurekAlert!
October 5, 2006: Supernova radioisotopes show Sun was born in star cluster, scientists say (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/10/061004151431.htm) -- ScienceDaily
October 4, 2006: Researchers discover magnetic islands are energy source for mysterious super high speed electrons (http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid="20976) -- SpaceRef.com
October 3, 2006: Details of solar particles penetrating the Earth's environment revealed (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM5ZTKKKSE_index_0.html) -- European Space Agency

SEPTEMBER

September 29, 2006: Space weather gear readied for the final frontier (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/09/060922110613.htm) -- ScienceDaily
September 28, 2006: Instruments enhance space weather forecasts (http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Instruments_Enhance_Space_Weather_Forecasts_999.html) -- SpaceDaily
September 27, 2006: Mind the gap: space scientists uncover causes of gap in Van Allen belts (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/09/060926171157.htm) -- ScienceDaily
September 27, 2006: Meteorites record past solar activity (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/09/060926104410.htm) -- ScienceDaily
September 26, 2006: Solar flares could seriously disrupt GPS receivers (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-09/cuns-sfc092606.php) -- EurekAlert!
September 23, 2006: Triple sunrise -- NASA GSFC APOD
September 21, 2006: Surprises from the edge of the solar system (http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/21sep_voyager.htm) -- Science@NASA
September 21, 2006: Sharp silhouette -- NASA GSFC APOD
September 20, 2006: Solar-B - a new solar mission to study the dynamic Sun (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM9ZE8LURE_index_0.html) -- European Space Agency
September 19, 2006: Automated shock detection and analysis software for real-time application (http://www.srl.caltech.edu/ACE/ACENews/ACENews100.html) -- ACE News
September 19, 2006: Solar scientists wait for explosive data (http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2006/1744207.htm?space) -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
September 14, 2006: Study clears Sun of climate change (http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2006/1740858.htm?space) -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
September 13, 2006: Changes in solar brightness too weak to explain global warming (http://www.ucar.edu/news/releases/2006/brightness.shtml) -- National Center for Atmospheric Research
September 13, 2006: Earth storms may lead to space storms (http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/2006/1739710.htm?space) -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
September 12, 2006: Probing the most energetic explosions in the solar system (http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Probing_The_Most_Energetic_Explosions_In_The_Solar_System_999.html) -- SpaceDaily
September 6, 2006: Green aurora over Lake Superior -- NASA GSFC APOD
September 1, 2006: Solar sentinels (http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/01sep_sentinels.htm) -- Science@NASA

AUGUST

August 30, 2006: A backward sunspot and the new solar cycle -- NASA GSFC APOD
August 24, 2006: ESA's Cluster mission establishes why Earth's aurorae shine (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMRKHZ7QQE_index_0.html) -- ESA
August 22, 2006: Onset of next solar activity cycle observed (http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Onset_of_Next_Solar_Activity_Cycle_Observed_999.html) -- SpaceDaily
August 21, 2006: Heavy hydrogen clumps in space (http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/space/SpaceRepublish_1719677.htm) -- Australian Broadcasting Company
August 17, 2006: NASA satellites will improve understanding of the Sun (http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/aug/HQ_06294_STEREO_press_packet.html) -- NASA HQ
August 15, 2006: Backward sunspot (http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/15aug_backwards.htm) -- Science@NASA
August 14, 2006: Cosmic rays -- NASA GSFC APOD
August 4, 2006: Charge states reveal multiple sources in large solar energetic particle events (http://www.srl.caltech.edu/ACE/ACENews/ACENews99.html) -- ACE News
August 3, 2006: NASA selects radiation belt mission candidate for further study (http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/NASA_Selects_Radiation_Belt_Mission_Candidate_For_Further_Study_999.html) -- SpaceDaily

JULY

July 31, 2006: NASA selects teams for space weather mission and studies (http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/jul/HQ_06286_SMD_SUN_RADIATION.html) -- NASA HQ
July 26, 2006: New camera enhances forecasting of Sun-generated storms (http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/New_Camera_Enhances_Forecasting_Of_Sun_Generated_Storms_999.html) -- SpaceDaily
July 17, 2006: Our Sun's fiery outbursts -- seen in 3-D (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-07/ppa-p071706.php) -- EurekAlert!
July 12, 2006: A Manhattan sunset -- NASA GSFC APOD
July 11, 2006: Flare ends solar quiet spell (http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Flare_Ends_Solar_Quiet_Spell_999.html) -- SpaceDaily
July 10, 2006: Dark Sun sizzling -- NASA GSFC APOD
July 1, 2006: ALICE experiment sees first cosmic-ray events (http://www.cerncourier.com/main/article/46/6/5) -- CERN Courier

JUNE

June 30, 2006: Common suprathermal tail spectra at 1 AU (http://www.srl.caltech.edu/ACE/ACENews/ACENews98.html) -- ACE News
June 26, 2006: NASA and NSF computers simulate Sun's corona (http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/jun/HQ_06247_sun_corona.html) -- NASA HQ
June 21, 2006: Sunrise solstice at Stonehenge -- NASA GSFC APOD
June 20, 2006: Cluster makes an effervescent discovery (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-06/esa-cma062006.php) -- EurekAlert!
June 19, 2006: Full speed ahead for cosmic ray project (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-06/uou-fsa061606.php) -- EurekAlert!
June 11, 2006: Sunspot loops in ultraviolet -- NASA GSFC APOD

MAY

May 29, 2006: Magnetic storms affect humans as well as telecommunications (http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Magnetic_Storms_Affect_Humans_As_Well_As_Telecommunications.html) -- SpaceDaily
May 26, 2006: TIMED mission extended for second time (http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/TIMED_Mission_Extended_For_Second_Time.html) -- SpaceDaily
May 25, 2006: SOHO gets extension (http://astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c="a&id=4284) -- Astronomy.com
May 24, 2006: University of Utah cosmic ray pioneer Gene Loh dies at 72 (http://www.unews.utah.edu/p/?r="052406-1) -- University of Utah News
May 24, 2006: ESA's SOHO will lead a fleet of solar observatories (http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid="19947) -- SpaceRef.com
May 24, 2006: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab to build NASA's radiation belt storm probes (http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid="19943) -- SpaceRef.com
May 23, 2006: Voyager 2 detects odd shape of solar system's edge (http://space.com/scienceastronomy/060523_heliosphere_shape.html) -- Space.com
May 23, 2006: Voyager: living on the edge - of the solar system (http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedia/podcast/voyager-20060523/) -- NASA JPL
May 23, 2006: UCF telescope used to predict, monitor space weather to launch on satellite Wednesday (http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid="19906) -- SpaceRef.com
May 19, 2006: ESA's Cluster flies through Earth's electrical switch (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM8DA9ATME_index_0.html) -- ESA Portal
May 17, 2006: The origin of suprathermal electron depletions in the solar wind (http://www.srl.caltech.edu/ACE/ACENews/ACENews97.html) -- ACE News
May 15, 2006: Super-Kamiokande finds structure in the cosmic ray sky (http://www.physorg.com/news66921457.html) -- PhysOrg.com
May 10, 2006: Long range solar forecast (http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/10may_longrange.htm) -- Science@NASA
May 9, 2006: NASA Goddard to build four new solar observing satellites (http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/NASA_Goddard_To_Build_Four_New_Solar_Observing_Satellites.html) -- SpaceDaily
May 3, 2006: STEREO spacecraft begin Florida launch preparations (http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0605/03stereo/) -- Spaceflight Now
May 2, 2006: Sunspot 875 flares -- NASA GSFC APOD

APRIL

April 23, 2006: The solar spectrum -- NASA GSFC APOD
April 20, 2006: Weather under surveillance (http://astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c="a&id=4169) -- Astronomy.com
April 16, 2006: A solar prominence from SOHO -- NASA GSFC APOD
April 11, 2006: A Sun halo over Utah -- NASA GSFC APOD
April 8, 2006: Vanishing umbra -- NASA GSFC APOD
April 7, 2006: The crown of the Sun -- NASA GSFC APOD
April 7, 2006: Collaboration improves solar storm forecasting (http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Collaboration_Improves_Solar_Storm_Forecasting.html) -- SpaceDaily.com
April 6, 2006: It's the Sun, but not as we know it (http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/space/SpaceRepublish_1606906.htm) -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation News
April 5, 2006: Solar wind whips up auroral storms on Jupiter and Saturn (http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0604/05auroras/) -- SpaceRef.com
April 4, 2006: A total solar eclipse over Turkey -- NASA GSFC APOD
April 4, 2006: Coronal holes, jets, and the origin of 3He-rich solar energetic particle events (http://www.srl.caltech.edu/ACE/ACENews/ACENews96.html) -- ACE News
April 1, 2006: Probes witness a new facet of Earth's magnetic behavior (http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0604/01cluster/) -- SpaceRef.com

MARCH

March 31, 2006: Solar eclipse and SOHO -- NASA GSFC APOD
March 30, 2006: Why is the Sun's corona hotter than the Sun itself? (http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Why_Is_The_Suns_Corona_Hotter_Than_The_Sun_Itself.html) -- SpaceDaily.com
March 30, 2006: When diamonds aren't forever -- NASA GSFC APOD
March 29, 2006: Solar eclipse calls on dragons and spirits (http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/space/SpaceRepublish_1603542.htm) -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation News
March 29, 2006: Green and black auroras over Norway -- NASA GSFC APOD
March 28, 2006: NASA sees solar eclipse in a different light (http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/mar/HQ_06110_Solar%20Eclipse.html) -- NASA HQ
March 24, 2006: Solar sails (http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/scienceques2005/20060324.htm) -- NASA GSFC Science Question of the Week
March 20, 2006: Resisting radiation (http://www.astrobio.net/news/modules.php?op="modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1901&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0) -- Astrobiology Magazine
March 20, 2006: NOAA Space Environment Center: Earth's first defense against the Sun's fury (http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2006/s2596.htm) -- NOAA News
March 13, 2006: Satellites to test tiny technology (http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2006-03-13-st5-mission_x.htm?POE="TECISVA) -- USA Today
March 10, 2006: Solar storm warning (http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/10mar_stormwarning.htm) -- Science@NASA
March 9, 2006: NASA spacecraft helps researchers see the Sun's far side (http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/mar/HQ_06090_SOHO_sees_sun.html) -- NASA HQ
March 7, 2006: Next solar storms may be fiercer (http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/space/SpaceRepublish_1585527.htm) -- Australian Broadcasting Corporation News
March 6, 2006: Solar minimum has arrived (http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/06mar_solarminimum.htm) -- Science@NASA
March 6, 2006: NASA aids in resolving long standing solar cycle mystery (http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2006/mar/HQ_06087_solar_cycle.html) -- NASA HQ
March 5, 2006: Colorful light pillars -- NASA GSFC APOD
March 3, 2006: In partnership with NASA - solar eclipse in Turkey (http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid="19169) -- SpaceRef.com
March 1, 2006: Germany seeks to fulfil astroparticle aspirations (http://www.cerncourier.com/main/article/46/2/16) -- CERN Courier

FEBRUARY

February 23, 2006: Solar flare hits Earth and Mars (http://space.com/scienceastronomy/060223_solar_flares.html) -- Space.com
February 23, 2006: Scientists discover Mars atmosphere altered by solar flares (http://www.marsdaily.com/reports/Scientists_Discover_Mars_Atmosphere_Altered_By_Solar_Flares.html) -- MarsDaily
February 22, 2006: Radiation "safe zone" migrates during solar cycle (http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2006/safe_zone_shift.html) -- NASA GSFC
February 20, 2006: New study questions the effects of cosmic proton radiation on human cells (http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid="19082) -- SpaceRef.com
February 18, 2006: New theory resolves mystery of anomalous cosmic rays (http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid="19059) -- SpaceRef.com
February 10, 2006: What is a sundog? (http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/scienceques2005/20060210.htm) -- NASA GSFC Science Question of the Week
February 5, 2006: A Sun pillar in red and violet -- NASA GSFC APOD

JANUARY

January 30, 2006: Measurements support O-B association origin of galactic cosmic rays (http://www.srl.caltech.edu/ACE/ACENews/ACENews95.html) -- ACE News
January 20, 2006: Magnetic field mission ends (http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0601/20image/) -- Spaceflight Now
January 12, 2006: Satellites see largest jet of particles created between Sun and Earth (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-01/esa-ssl011206.php) -- EurekAlert!
January 11, 2006: Space probes detect enormous natural particle accelerator (http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/solarsystem/2006_mag_recon.html) -- NASA GSFC
January 2, 2006: A Sun pillar over Maine -- NASA GSFC APOD

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