Dan Brandon
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Jan 24
Mystery of Strange Star Outbursts May Be Solved
by Charles Q. Choi, SPACE.com Contributor Scientists have detected what appears to be a stellar outburst from a pair of stars locked in a cosmic tryst within a shared veil of gas, a find that marks the first discovery of a long-sought type of space eruption. Most outbursts from stars are lumped into two …
Jan 23
SLIM CHANCE OF FLARES
Its not looking good for the Aurora Hunters 🙁 NOAA forecasters estimate a 10% chance of M-class solar flares and a mere 1% chance of X-flares today. The probable source would be sunspot AR1660, which is almost directly facing Earth.
Jan 23
In Orion, There Really is a Hole in the Sky
by Fraser Cain on January 23, 2013 A new image from ESO’s APEX instrument shows a cloud of gas and dust in the Orion region. Image credit: ESO When astronomers see dark regions in nebula in visible light, they know there’s something going on. There’s got to be some kind of star forming activity pumping …
