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NASA VIDEO: Massive flare sends biggest solar storm in years racing toward Earth
![<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth's magnetic field is about to be shaken like a snow globe by the largest solar storm in five years.</span></span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-03/213809400-07152436.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth's magnetic field is about to be shaken like a snow globe by the largest solar storm in five years.</span></span>")
WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth's magnetic field is about to be shaken like a snow globe by the largest solar storm in five years.
After hurtling through space for a day and a half, a massive cloud of charged particles is due to arrive early Thursday and...Tags: Radio, Snow Storms, Entertainment, Space Programs, North America
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Solar flares will smack Earth Thursday leading to Northern Lights, possible electronic mayhem
![<span class="s1">WASHINGTON (AP) — The largest solar flare in five years is racing toward Earth, threatening to unleash a torrent of charged particles that could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-03/218453700-07102515.jpg "<span class="s1\">WASHINGTON (AP) — The largest solar flare in five years is racing toward Earth, threatening to unleash a torrent of charged particles that could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights.</span>")
WASHINGTON (AP) — The largest solar flare in five years is racing toward Earth, threatening to unleash a torrent of charged particles that could disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights.
The sun erupted Tuesday evening, and the effects...Tags: Space Programs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NASA, Washington, DC, Science
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Solar storm is a bit of a dud -- but wait, there's more to come
Los Angeles TimesAt about 5:45 a.m. Eastern time Thursday, the geomagnetic storm from a massive solar flare that rippled the surface of the sun on Tuesday night finally reached the Earth's atmosphere. The Facebook page for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...Tags: Facebook, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Science, Science and Technology
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Solar storm shakes Earth magnetic field
![<span class="s1">WASHINGTON (AP) — A solar storm shook the Earth’s magnetic field early Friday, but scientists said they had no reports of any problems with electrical systems.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-03/115020500-09041738.jpg "<span class="s1\">WASHINGTON (AP) — A solar storm shook the Earth’s magnetic field early Friday, but scientists said they had no reports of any problems with electrical systems.</span>")
WASHINGTON (AP) — A solar storm shook the Earth’s magnetic field early Friday, but scientists said they had no reports of any problems with electrical systems.
After reports Thursday of the storm fizzling out, a surge of activity prompted...Tags: Weather, Entertainment, Weather Reports, NASA, Transportation
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Wind Advisory Until 7am
![Spring officially arrives March 20th at 1:14am (Vernal Equinox) but meteorologically speaking, spring has already "sprung". Meteorological Winter is marked and recorded from December 1st to March 1st. And so the climate stats are already in for the Winter Season of 2011-12 which ranked the 4th warmest since official record keeping in 1888.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-03/52331924-05164202.JPG "Spring officially arrives March 20th at 1:14am (Vernal Equinox) but meteorologically speaking, spring has already "sprung\". Meteorological Winter is marked and recorded from December 1st to March 1st. And so the climate stats are already in for the Winter Season of 2011-12 which ranked the 4th warmest since official record keeping in 1888.")
MeteorologistSpring officially arrives March 20th at 1:14am (Vernal Equinox) but meteorologically speaking, spring has already "sprung". Meteorological Winter is marked and recorded from December 1st to March 1st. And so the climate stats are already in for the Winter...Tags: Snow Storms, Weather, Disasters, Weather Reports, Tropical Storms
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NASA budget plan could mean mass lay-offs at JPL
Proposed cuts to NASA’s budget would drastically scale back the agency’s efforts to explore Mars and likely lead to hundreds of lay-offs at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge, officials say.
Included in the more than $17....Tags: Europe, Space Programs, Unemployment, NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Festival looks to the stars in Keys
There are spectacular sunrises and sunsets in Florida and the skies can be breathtakingly beautiful during the day.
And, if that's not enough, the sky also offers plenty of treats after the sun goes down.
The nighttime heavenly show will be featured...Tags: Science, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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NASA starts off new year with mission to the moon
![<span style="font-size: small;">LOS ANGELES (AP) — The cruise to the moon took 3½ months and covered 2½ million miles — far longer than the direct three-day flight by Apollo astronauts.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67106591-02064337.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">LOS ANGELES (AP) — The cruise to the moon took 3½ months and covered 2½ million miles — far longer than the direct three-day flight by Apollo astronauts.</span>")
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The cruise to the moon took 3½ months and covered 2½ million miles — far longer than the direct three-day flight by Apollo astronauts.
Over the New Year's weekend, a pair of NASA spacecraft arrived back-to-back at their...Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Space Programs, Galileo Galilei, NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Five for your planner: Monday, Jan. 9
1. Show opening
Twenty African and Black American artists will show works in a new show. Opening receptions are noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, Sunday, Jan. 15, and Monday, Jan. 16. Just Lookin' Gallery, 40 Summit Ave., downtown Hagerstown. Free...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Science
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At least 100 billion planets in Milky Way, scientists say
CNNResearchers have concluded that each star in the Milky Way galaxy likely has at least one planet orbiting it, meaning that our galaxy has at least 100 billion planets to its name. Given that it's news every time Kepler discovers a new exoplanet (a planet...Tags: CNN (tv network), Science
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Staff picks for Jan. 12 to 18
![<span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>The Top Five</strong></span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/67328831-12082307.jpg "<span style="font-size: medium;\"><strong>The Top Five</strong></span>")
The Top Five
‘You say he’s just a friend’
Hip-hop artist Biz Markie will perform. 10 p.m. to midnight Sunday at Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races’ H Lounge, 750 Hollywood Drive, Charles Town, W.Va.
Telescope clinic
TriState...Tags: Golden Globe Awards, Slavery, Entertainment, Ricky Gervais, Awards and Prizes
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NASA to announce names for twin lunar orbiters
NASA is scheduled to announce which of the names submitted by more than 11,000 students from across the nation will be picked for two lunar space probes that will map the moon like never before.
The solar-powered GRAIL twins will give scientists at the...Tags: Space Programs, NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Science
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