News articles tagged with 'Hinode'
Sun goes longer than normal without producing sunspots
— 10 Jun 2008 03:21 | AstronomyThe Sun has been laying low for the past couple of years, producing no sunspots and giving a break to satellites. That's good news for people who scramble when space weather interferes…
Solar eruption seen in unprecedented detail
— 28 May 2008 09:12 | AstronomyOn 9 April the Sun erupted and blasted a bubble of hot, ionised gas into the solar system. The eruption was observed in unprecedented detail by a fleet of spacecraft, revealing new…
'Focused' solar explosions get hotter
— 3 Apr 2008 12:09 | AstronomyUsing data from the Hinode and RHESSI solar observatories, astronomers have discovered that solar flares - explosions in the atmosphere of the sun - get much hotter when they stay 'focused.'…
The magnetic fountains of the Sun
— 3 Apr 2008 11:30 | AstronomyAstronomers have known for decades that the Sun has a very dynamic atmosphere. Huge fountains of hot gas erupt in the atmosphere, or corona, every few minutes, travelling at tens of…
New insights about the origin of solar wind revealed
— 6 Dec 2007 21:37 | AstronomyImages from NASA-funded telescopes aboard a Japanese satellite have shed new light about the sun's magnetic field and the origins of solar wind, which disrupts power grids, satellites…
Hinode helps unravel long-standing solar mysteries
— 22 Aug 2007 19:59 | AstronomyA year after launch, scientists working with Hinode, a Japanese mission with ESA participation, are meeting at Trinity College, Dublin, to discuss latest findings on solar mysteries…
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