X1.7 class solar flare - NASA images of a strong and long eruption (May 13, 2013) - Video Vax
May 13, 2013: Once again, three days after the eruption of class M3.9, strong X1.7 class solar flare occurred around 2:16 UT (time of maximum) on a new sunsp...
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NASA SDO - First X-class Solar Flare of 2013
On May 12, 2013, the Sun emitted a significant solar flare, peaking at 10 p.m. EDT. This flare is classified as an X1.7, making it the first X-class flare of...
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NASA says a solar flare emitted by the sun late Sunday was an "X-class" event -- the most intense flares -- and the first such "X" flare of the year.
Peaking at 10 p.m. EDT, the flare was accompanied by another solar phenomenon known as coronal mass ejection that can send solar material out into space.
This CME was not Earth-directed, the space agency said Monday.
Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation, and while harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, if intense enough they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel, causing radio blackouts.
The blackout associated with this flare has since subsided, NASA said.
"X-class" flares are given a number based on their strength; X2 is twice as intense as an X1, an X3 is three times as intense, and so forth.
NASA has classified Sunday's flare as an X1.7.
Increased numbers of flares are expected because the sun's normal 11-year activity cycle is ramping up toward solar maximum, which is expected this year, the space agency said.
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NASA has selected Development Projects Inc. of Dayton, Ohio, to manage a new Centennial Challenge prize competition involving unmanned aircraft systems in 2014. NASA's Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Airspace Operations Challenge is focused on developing and demonstrating key technologies, particularly the ability to sense and avoid other air traffic. This will make it possible for these robotic aircraft to operate safely in the same airspace as piloted aircraft. NASA is providing a $500,000 prize purse.
"Development Projects Inc. leads a technically diverse expert team to conduct this new NASA aeronautics-related challenge competition," said Larry Cooper, program executive for NASA's Centennial Challenges Program in Washington. "We look forward to working with Development Projects to see this challenge provide advanced technologies and new entrants who will assist in the development of our nation's next generation airspace capabilities."
Unmanned aircraft systems have the potential to carry out a wide range of public service tasks that are too expensive, monotonous or dangerous for piloted aircraft. Robotic aircraft can carry instruments into violent hurricanes and monitor remote stretches of infrastructure, such as power lines and pipelines. First responders can use UAS platforms to assess flood damage and wildfire intensity.
The NASA Aeronautics Research Institute at NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, CA, is coordinating agency participation in the challenge on behalf of NASA's Space Technology and Aeronautics Research mission directorates.
Development Projects Inc. was selected from proposals submitted in response to a NASA solicitation in fall 2012. The non-profit organization will finalize rules and begin detailed preparations for the challenge, eventually registering competitors. The first competition to demonstrate team entries is expected in May 2014.
In the Centennial Challenges Program, NASA provides the prize purse, but the competitions are managed by non-profit organizations that cover the cost of operations through commercial or private sponsorships.
NASA's Centennial Challenges seek unconventional solutions to problems of interest to NASA and the nation. Competitors have included private companies, student groups and independent inventors working outside the traditional aerospace industry. Unlike contracts or grants, prizes are awarded only after solutions are successfully demonstrated.
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12 May 2013 Last updated at 20:37 ET By Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent, BBC News
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Commander Chris Hadfield has opened the wonders of space travel to a new generation (footage courtesy of Chris Hadfield, Nasa and CSA)
Space station commander Chris Hadfield has told BBC News that those calling for a quick return of manned missions to the Moon are seeking "titillation".
His comments were in response to suggestions that the International Space Station (ISS) served little purpose.
Commander Hadfield has been a Twitter sensation with his feed of comments, photos and videos showing what life is like in space.
He is due to return to Earth on Tuesday.
"We will go to the Moon and we will go to Mars; we will go and see what asteroids and comets are made of," he told BBC News.
We will go to the Moon and we will go to Mars. But we're not going to do it tomorrow and we're not going to do it because it titillates the nerve endings
"But we're not going to do it tomorrow and we're not going to do it because it titillates the nerve endings. We're going to do it because it's a natural human progression."
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This Sept. 2011 photo provided by Vanguard Defense Industries, shows a ShadowHawk drone with Montgomery County, Texas, SWAT team members. Civilian cousins of the unmanned military aircraft that have been tracking and killing terrorists in the Middle East and Asia are being sought by police departments, border patrols, power companies, news organizations and others who want a birds-eye view.AP/Vanguard Defense Industries
An Ohio nonprofit organization will manage a contest for NASA that's aimed at helping drones fly safely in civilian airspace.
NASA said Friday that it selected the nonprofit Development Projects Inc. in Dayton to run the competition involving unmanned aerial vehicles better known as drones.
The contest is expected to draw at least 25 competing teams across the country to fly the robotic aircraft in restricted airspace above the Camp Atterbury military operating range in southern Indiana, the Dayton Daily News reported.
"The airspace that we need to do this competition needed to be restricted airspace," said Larry Cooper, program executive of the NASA Centennial Challenges program in Washington.
He said there are only a limited number of places in the country to conduct tests, and NASA received proposals from nine states.
Development Projects will partner with NASA, the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton and the FAA to demonstrate key technologies, said Dick Honneywell, vice president of aerospace for the Dayton Development Coalition Development Projects is the coalition's public sector funding arm.
The fly-off will test the drones' capabilities to avoid aircraft broadcasting their location and direction along with determing how well drones broadcast their own position, Cooper said.
The winner of the first phase of the NASA contest to start next year will receive $500,000 and the winner of the second phase in 2015 or later will get $1 million, Cooper said.
Unmanned aircraft systems have the potential to perform tasks that are too expensive or dangerous for piloted aircraft. They can carry instruments into hurricanes and be used to assess flood damage or monitor remote power lines and pipelines.
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NASA has unveiled plans for its 2013 Summer of Innovation project, which challenges middle school students across the United States to share in the excitement of scientific discovery and space exploration through unique, NASA-related science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) opportunities.
Summer of Innovation leverages the expertise and reach of NASA's 10 field centers, national academic and industry partners and smaller, non-traditional collaborators to keep students engaged in STEM activities during the summer school break.
NASA's facilities and partner organizations will host family activity days, opportunities for students to talk with NASA experts, and summer day camps. Students attending the day camps will design and construct their own rockets, build water filtration systems, learn to become as fit as an astronaut, and participate in NASA hands-on activities.
Information about NASA opportunities during the 2013 Summer of Innovation is available at: http://www.nasa.gov/soi
The main focus will be on the Exploration Design Challenge, a NASA and industry STEM initiative announced in March. Exploration Design Challenge components will be woven into many Summer of Innovation offerings. Interested students, parents and teachers also may participate in the challenge without taking part in Summer of Innovation.
"The Exploration Design Challenge is an amazing opportunity for students in kindergarten through 12th grade and is a fun way to keep a STEM focus this summer," said Leland Melvin, NASA's associate administrator for education in Washington. "For the middle school set, we have an opportunity for them to learn about space radiation and how it can affect astronauts traveling to deep space. They then will design and develop a radiation shield prototype to mitigate these risks. After successfully completing these activities, the students may submit their names to be flown to space aboard the Orion spaceflight test next year."
National partners selected previously will continue STEM efforts begun during Summer of Innovation sessions in 2011 and 2012, predominantly through summer camps that use NASA-themed curricula and hands-on activities that present academic challenges. NASA also will engage and leverage the STEM expertise of other national organizations, such as the Department of Education's 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, YMCAs, 4-H chapters, science centers and museums.
The agency will offer Summer of Innovation mini-grant awards of as much as $2,500 to allow smaller, non-traditional organizations to spur STEM interest in their communities. The agency will begin soliciting proposals in early June.
NASA piloted Summer of Innovation in 2010 in response to President Obama's Educate to Innovate initiative. Studies have shown that students who are engaged in STEM activities during their middle school years are more likely to pursue the scientific and technical career fields critical to maintaining U.S. competitiveness in the future.
Entering its fourth year, Summer of Innovation has reached more than 128,000 students in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. It has provided professional development opportunities to more than 16,000 educators.
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NASA monitoring leak on International Space Station
NASA is monitoring a leak on the International Space Station from a large radiator that prevents electrical systems from overheating. Norah O #39;Donnell reports.
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NASA | SDO: Three Years in Three Minutes--With Expert Commentary
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International Space Station Ammonia Leak Prompts Spacewalk Preps / NASA / ISS
Aboard the International Space Station a leak of ammonia coolant was detected on May 9, coming from a location on the station #39;s P6 truss. Credit: NASA SPACE ...
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The Space Station Is Leaking, and NASA Doesn #39;t Know Why
It isn #39;t the first time the orbiting habitat has sprung a leak.
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NASA: Spacewalk Planned to Fix Station Leak
Two astronauts will make a hastily planned spacewalk Saturday to try to fix an ammonia leak in the power system of the International Space Station. (May 10)
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Outside the International Space Station, Expedition 35 Flight Engineers Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn of NASA conducted a 5-hour, 30-minute spacewalk on th...
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Astronauts Thomas Marshburn and Christopher Cassidy conducted a spacewalk Saturday to fix an ammonia leak. They replaced a suspected faulty pump on the International Space Station.
UPDATED: 4:30 p.m., Saturday.
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As a nearly five-hour spacewalk Saturday morning drew to a close, the two astronauts replaced a suspected faulty pump in an effort to fix an ammonia coolant leak on the International Space Station.
Astronauts Thomas Marshburn and Christopher Cassidy began their spacewalk at 8:44 a.m. Saturday. The two successfully replaced a 60-pound pump box which NASA suspected was the source of the leaking ammonia coolant. They found no evidence of the frozen ammonia flakes that had originally led them to the pump box. The astronauts also found no evidence of damage to the pump box.
The walk was hastily planned after ISS crew members alerted Mission Control about the leak on Thursday when they spotted "snowflakes" of frozen ammonia floating near the pump box. NASA says that it has been aware of a slow ammonia leak, but the rate had jumped to 5 pounds per day on Thursday.
The ammonia coursing through the plumbing is used to cool the space station's electronic equipment, according to the Associated Press. There are eight of these power channels, and all seven others were operating normally. As a result, life for the six space station residents was pretty much unaffected.
NASA's space station program manager Mike Suffredini said it's a mystery as to why the leak erupted on Thursday. One possibility is a micrometeorite strike.
By 1:20 p.m. Saturday, Cassidy and Marshburn were finished with the space walk, and were heading back to the airlock. They saw no sign of leaks coming from the new pump. NASA engineers continued to pressure check the system and be certain that the new pump is working properly.
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Astronauts Thomas Marshburn and Christopher Cassidy conducted a spacewalk Saturday to fix an ammonia leak. They replaced a suspected faulty pump on the International Space Station.
UPDATED: 4:30 p.m., Saturday.
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As a nearly five-hour spacewalk Saturday morning drew to a close, the two astronauts replaced a suspected faulty pump in an effort to fix an ammonia coolant leak on the International Space Station.
Astronauts Thomas Marshburn and Christopher Cassidy began their spacewalk at 8:44 a.m. Saturday. The two successfully replaced a 60-pound pump box which NASA suspected was the source of the leaking ammonia coolant. They found no evidence of the frozen ammonia flakes that had originally led them to the pump box. The astronauts also found no evidence of damage to the pump box.
The walk was hastily planned after ISS crew members alerted Mission Control about the leak on Thursday when they spotted "snowflakes" of frozen ammonia floating near the pump box. NASA says that it has been aware of a slow ammonia leak, but the rate had jumped to 5 pounds per day on Thursday.
The ammonia coursing through the plumbing is used to cool the space station's electronic equipment, according to the Associated Press. There are eight of these power channels, and all seven others were operating normally. As a result, life for the six space station residents was pretty much unaffected.
NASA's space station program manager Mike Suffredini said it's a mystery as to why the leak erupted on Thursday. One possibility is a micrometeorite strike.
By 1:20 p.m. Saturday, Cassidy and Marshburn were finished with the space walk, and were heading back to the airlock. They saw no sign of leaks coming from the new pump. NASA engineers continued to pressure check the system and be certain that the new pump is working properly.
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