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Incoming X1.4 Solar Flare

Rick's Blog Posted on 2012/07/13 by Rick Leslie2012/07/13

The flare is expected to hit the earth at 09:20 BST (+/- 7 hours). “X-FLARE! Big sunspot AR1520 unleashed an X1.4-class solar flare on July 12th. Because the sunspot is directly facing Earth, everything about the blast was geoeffective. For … Continue reading →

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Interesting video about natural health effects of Turmeric

Rick's Blog Posted on 2012/07/09 by Rick Leslie2012/07/09

From: http://www.greenmedinfo.com

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Voyager 1 at the Final Frontier – NASA Science

Rick's Blog Posted on 2012/06/22 by Rick Leslie2012/06/22

June 22, 2012: For nearly 35 years, NASA’s Voyager 1 probe has been hurtling toward the edge of the solar system, flying through the dark void on a mission unlike anything attempted before.  One day, mission controllers hope, Voyager 1 … Continue reading →

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SpaceWeather.com — News and information about meteor showers, solar flares, auroras, and near-Earth asteroids

Rick's Blog Posted on 2012/03/09 by Rick Leslie2015/10/02

CME IMPACT: A widely-reported CME produced by an X5-flare from sunspot AR1429 hit our planet’s magnetic field on March 8th. The impact was weaker than expected, producing only a mild geomagnetic storm. Power grids and other sun-sensitive technologies were unaffected. … Continue reading →

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BBC News – Self-cleaning cotton nanoparticle coating invented

Rick's Blog Posted on 2011/12/17 by Rick Leslie2012/02/07

From the BBC News site: “Efforts to create self-cleaning cotton fabrics are bearing fruit in China. Engineers have created a chemical coating that causes cotton materials to clean themselves of stains and remove odours when exposed to sunlight. The researchers … Continue reading →

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BBC News – Japan PM says Fukushima nuclear site finally stabilised

Rick's Blog Posted on 2011/12/16 by Rick Leslie2012/02/07

From the BBC News site: “The crippled nuclear reactors at Japan’s Fukushima power plant have finally been stabilised, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has announced. An earthquake and tsunami in March knocked out vital cooling systems, triggering radiation leaks and forcing … Continue reading →

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BBC News – Neutrino experiment repeat at Cern finds same result

Rick's Blog Posted on 2011/11/18 by Rick Leslie2012/02/07

The team which found that neutrinos may travel faster than light has carried out an improved version of their experiment – and confirmed the result. If confirmed by other experiments, the find could undermine one of the basic principles of … Continue reading →

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Huge Asteroid 2005 YU55 to Pass Near Earth in November| Near-Earth Asteroids | Space.com

Rick's Blog Posted on 2011/11/05 by Rick Leslie2012/03/07

Huge Asteroid 2005 YU55 to Pass Near Earth in November| Near-Earth Asteroids | Space.com.

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