News articles tagged with 'ejection'
Fungal spores travel farther by surfing their own wind
— 28 Sep 2010 14:06 | BiologyLong before geese started flying in chevron formation or cyclists learned the value of drafting, fungi discovered an aerodynamic way to reduce drag on their spores so as to spread them…
Aurora alert: The Sun is waking up
— 3 Aug 2010 11:54 | AstronomySky viewers might get to enjoy some spectacular Northern Lights, or aurorae, tomorrow. After a long slumber, the Sun is waking up. Early Sunday morning, the Sun's surface erupted and…
Out of whack planetary system offers clues to a disturbed past
— 25 May 2010 12:01 | AstronomyAstronomers are reporting today the discovery of a planetary system way out of tilt, where the orbits of two planets are at a steep angle to each other. This surprising finding will…
Double engine for a nebula
— 5 Aug 2009 22:15 | AstronomyThe new image, showing a very rich field of stars towards the Carina arm of the Milky Way, is centred on the star HD 87643, a member of the exotic class of B[e] stars. B[e] stars are…
NASA spacecraft show three dimensional anatomy of a solar storm
— 15 Apr 2009 12:07 | AstronomyTwin NASA spacecraft have provided scientists with their first view of the speed, trajectory, and three-dimensional shape of powerful explosions from the sun known as coronal mass ejections,…
Cardiac resynchronisation: Race, age, geography matter
— 12 Aug 2008 11:04 | HealthRace, age, and geography appear to play important roles in who receives cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT), a proven treatment for some patients with heart failure, say researchers…
NASA satellite sees solar hurricane detach comet tail
— 2 Oct 2007 04:55 | AstronomyA NASA satellite has captured the first images of a collision between a comet and a solar hurricane. It is the first time scientists have witnessed such an event on another cosmic body.…
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