NASA-Sponsored Research Explains Missing Sunspots

[NQ6U]

"NASA-sponsored research has resulted in the first computer model that explains the recent period of decreased solar activity during the sun's 11-year cycle."

http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/mar/HQ_11-059_Sunspots.html

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"NASA-sponsored research has resulted in the first computer model that explains the recent period of decreased solar activity during the sun's 11-year cycle."

http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2011/mar/HQ_11-059_Sunspots.html


As a consequence space debris stopped decaying and started accumulating in Earth orbit due to decreased atmospheric drag. These effects demonstrate the importance of understanding the entire solar cycle, during both minimum and maximum.

Just Earth orbit? It travels from the far reaches of the solar system to come to Earth? I guess this is a hap happenin' kind of place.

[KG4CGC]

Is this a real hypothesis or is this more like a joke?

[WØTKX]

Go read the information. Here's the link to the full story... http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/solar-cycle23.html

I'm a huge fan of solar studies. The STEREO (http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/)project is producing amazing data and images. This is important stuff!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9ITDs-n7gQ


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9ITDs-n7gQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLB5ma2Yz1I


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLB5ma2Yz1I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVtgqT1zPJM


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVtgqT1zPJM

[KC2UGV]

It's just Natural Cycles (TM).

[KG4CGC]

It's just Natural Cycles (TM).
isolated incident

[NQ6U]

I've got a way cool NASA STEREO/SDL app on my iPhone. Whenever anything interesting happens on the sun, I get an alert and, usually, some very cool pictures. It's free, too.

[W3WN]

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http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m165/n9xr/MadSun.png

[n2ize]

It's just a natural bike.

[NQ6U]

It's just a natural bike.

As opposed to this unnatural cycle:

http://www.apparenting.com/Images/odd-pic-7.jpeg