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Major solar flare disrupts Hurricane Ian disaster response

By Tereza Pultarova

And there may be more to come because a large active sunspot has just come into Earth's view.
Major solar flare disrupts Hurricane Ian disaster response | Space

"...Simultaneously, a stronger-than-usual solar wind, a stream of charged particles constantly emanating from the sun, is currently blowing toward our planet from a coronal hole (an opening in the magnetic field of the sun). The combination means that the CMEs may trigger a noticeable geomagnetic storm on Earth in the coming days. NOAA predicts(opens in new tab) that a moderate (G2) geomagnetic storm might hit the planet on Tuesday (Oct. 4), possibly causing minor power grid issues at high latitudes and affecting satellites in low Earth orbit..."


 
Beautiful interactive map of the universe lets you journey through space-time almost to the Big Bang

By Robert Lea

The map, created with Sloan Digital Sky Survey data, is the first to display the span of 200,000 galaxies with pinpoint accuracy.


Interactive map of the universe journeys through space-time | Space


The link to the sky map is down just a little bit located in the first full paragraph. Below is part of the paragraph showing the link.

"[FONT=&quot]Astronomers created the map, which shows the positions and real colors of 200,000 [/FONT]galaxies[FONT=&quot], using two decades' worth of data collected by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The interactive map can be downloaded for free at [/FONT]mapoftheuniverse.net[FONT=&quot], allowing the public to access information that was previously available only to scientists."[/FONT]
 
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