Tag: News Release
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Scientists discover a world orbiting a unique young star
Scientists are reporting the discovery of a planet about as large as Neptune that circles a young star, AU Microscopii, in just over a week
- Sun + Space Weather
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Increased warming in latest generation of climate models likely caused by clouds
As scientists work to determine why some of the latest climate models suggest the future could be warmer than previously thought, a new study indicates the reason is likely related to challenges simulating the formation and evolution of clouds.
- Climate
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New research will look at heat wave risks during pandemic
As the United States nears its hottest time of the year, scientists are launching a research project into whether the public health impacts of extreme heat will be amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Weather
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New ‘Sun clock’ reveals that solar activity turns off and on with surprising precision
Solar scientists have taken a mathematical technique used by Earth scientists to analyze cyclic phenomena, such as the ebb and flow of ocean tides, and applied it to the confounding irregularity of cycles on the Sun. The result is an elegant “Sun clock” that shows that solar activity starts and stops on a much more precise schedule than could be discerned when looking at observations of the Sun in the traditional way – plotted linearly over time.
- Sun + Space Weather
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After 14 years, first COSMIC satellite mission comes to an end
The last of six tiny satellites that were rocketed into space 14 years ago – and then went on to prove that the wealth of accurate atmospheric data that can be gleaned from existing GPS signals can improve operational weather forecasts – was officially decommissioned on May 1, outliving its original planned lifespan by a dozen years.
- Data,
- Weather