NASA Research Finds Solar Activity On Long-Term Rise

NASA/GSFC/Solar Dynamics Observatory
Credit: NASA/GSFC/Solar Dynamics Observatory
HOUSTON—Solar activity—thought to rise and fall over 11 year cycles—has been on an incline since 2008, a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)-led study says. The study points to an uptick in space weather events such as solar storms, flares, and coronal mass ejections. Detailed findings were...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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