Solar "Wind." A current of energy produced by our sun that is powerful enough to effect astronauts and satellites around earth. We don't fully understand what causes these winds, but it is believed that the suns magnetic field is at least partially responsible. This image, taken by the Japanese satellite Honide backs this hypothesis. 240 jets are captured in this photograph.
Friday, December 14, 2007
2.7 A Jet From the Sun... aka the KING!
Solar "Wind." A current of energy produced by our sun that is powerful enough to effect astronauts and satellites around earth. We don't fully understand what causes these winds, but it is believed that the suns magnetic field is at least partially responsible. This image, taken by the Japanese satellite Honide backs this hypothesis. 240 jets are captured in this photograph.
Friday, December 7, 2007
2.6 Mars Is Getting Larger.
Jay kay, jay kay, Mars isn't getting larger. It's just approaching opposition, on December 24th. However, due to Mar's highly elliptical approach, the date of closest approach will be on December 18th. (It will be "in" the constellation Gemini.) In this photograph, Syrtis Major is shown clearly. NASA has taken this relatively close proximity to land the Pheonix lander on Mars in 2008.
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