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Yahoo
29-04-2025
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NASA video of puzzling 'orb' soaring past sun sparks 'crazy' UFOs theories from viewers
A NASA video of a puzzling 'orb' soaring past the sun has been captured. The footage has sparked some 'crazy' UFOs theories from viewers who spotted the strange object. NASA released the video of the sun which has since gone viral after it showed a large 'orb' traveling past. This has captured the imagination of viewers with some conspiracy theorists claiming that it could be a UFO. This has been argued due to the fact that the object 'stopped, hovered for a bit, moved closer to the sun' and then disappeared completely. Many people have taken to social media to share their own reactions to the video. While some speculated that the orb could be the moon, one user on X, formerly Twitter, wrote: 'Bro that's not the moon. I was watching the moon in the sky and it didn't do this.' Another said, 'I wonder if that was the cause of this', sharing an article of the recent power outages in Spain and Portugal. And a third person added: 'I guess we'll just have to settle for no answers — and watch this get swept under the rug, just like the obvious UAPs we see every day.' The video in question was captured on Sunday (April 27) from the GOES-19 satellite's CCOR-1 instrument, which is operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The purpose of the shot was to record solar activity happening last week and it's bad news for UFO fans, because it looks like there is a rational explanation for the 'orb'. While it was always highly likely that the object would simply be space debris or an instrument artifact rather than extraterrestrial life, it looks like it isn't either of those things. Instead, it was the moon eclipsing the sun in 'lunar transit', which is something that is only visible in space. NASA has been closely monitoring the sun's activity as it reached its solar maximum which is the time where it experiences its greatest solar activity. The surge has resulted in solar storms and made the northern and southern lights visible in places where they are not usually spotted so easily. Now that the sun has reached the end of its 11-year cycle, its magnetic field will flip, beginning its shift toward solar minimum, which hasn't happened since 2013. It's not immediate but instead is a gradual transition, as Ryan French, who is a solar astrophysicist and contributing writer, spoke to and said: 'In short, there is no specific 'moment' in which the sun's poles flip. It's not like the Earth, where the flip is measured by the migration of the North/South pole.'
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
The newest GOES weather satellite in NOAA's fleet is now fully operational (video)
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The final satellite in NOAA's GOES-R weather satellite series has a new place in orbit … and a new name. The GOES-19 weather satellite, which launched into orbit in June 2024, has officially taken the place of its predecessor GOES-16 to watch over the Western Hemisphere from its perch 22,236 miles (35,785 kilometers) above us. To mark the milestone, the satellite has the new name of GOES East to serve as the dominant geostationary satellite in the fleet, NOAA officials said in a statement. "With GOES-19 now in operation, NOAA has delivered the full fleet of GOES-R satellites to orbit, providing the most sophisticated technology ever flown in space to help forecast weather on Earth," said Stephen Volz, assistant administrator for NOAA's Satellite and Information Service, in the statement. "GOES-19 supports NOAA's mission to provide secure and timely access to global environmental data and information to promote and protect the nation's security, environment, economy and quality of life." As GOES East, the satellite will be responsible for keeping a watchful eye on tropical development in the Atlantic Ocean, and monitor weather such as severe storms, wildfires, and atmospheric rivers. Just like its siblings, GOES-19 is equipped with technology to produce high-resolution imagery, take measurements of the atmosphere, and track the location and intensity of lightning in real-time. If that's not exciting enough for scientists, this satellite also hosts NOAA's first compact coronagraph instrument (CCOR-1), monitoring the sun's activity. "CCOR-1 is a game-changer for ensuring our nation is resilient to solar storms, monitoring massive eruptions of energy from the sun in real time," Clinton Wallace, director of NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, said in the statement. "With dramatically improved resolution and faster detection, it helps us better predict dangerous space weather that can impact satellites, GPS, astronaut safety, aviation and power grids, ensuring we can protect critical technology and infrastructure like never before."
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Science
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Weather satellite operational, completes fleet to forecast severe storms on Earth
April 8 (UPI) -- The final piece of an advanced series of weather satellites officially began operating Tuesday to help provide better forecasts on Earth and in space, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. GOES-19 satellite replaces GOES-16 to cover the GOES East orbit 22,236 miles above Earth's equator. It also completes NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, or R-series, to provide the Western Hemisphere's "most sophisticated weather-observing and environmental-monitoring system." "With GOES-19 now in operation, NOAA has delivered the full fleet of GOES-R satellites to orbit, providing the most sophisticated technology ever flown in space to help forecast weather on Earth," said Stephen Volz, assistant administrator for NOAA's Satellite and Information Service. "GOES-19 supports NOAA's mission to provide secure and timely access to global environmental data and information to promote and protect the nation's security, environment, economy and quality of life," Volz continued. GOES-19, which launched on June 25, 2024, will track hurricanes and tropical storms in the Atlantic Ocean. It will also monitor severe weather, atmospheric rivers, wildfires, volcanic eruptions and other environmental events. The satellite is also equipped with space weather instruments to monitor the sun. NOAA's first compact coronagraph instrument, called CCOR-1, will provide "critical information about impending geomagnetic storm conditions." "CCOR-1 is a game-changer for ensuring our nation is resilient to solar storms, allowing us to monitor massive eruptions of energy from the sun in real time," said Clinton Wallace, director of NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. "With dramatically improved resolution and faster detection, it helps us better predict dangerous space weather that can impact satellites, GPS, astronaut safety, aviation and power grids, ensuring we can protect critical technology and infrastructure like never before," according to Wallace. GOES-18 launched in March 2022 and was the "third in this new advanced series." The GOES-R Series Program includes four satellites, built and launched by NASA and operated by NOAA. GOES-19 joins GOES-18, or GOES West, to watch over more than half of Earth from Africa to New Zealand and from the Arctic Circle to the Antarctic Circle. The fleet of satellites is expected to provide valuable information about this year's Atlantic hurricane season, which is forecast to rival 2024, one of the most devastating and costliest hurricane seasons on record for the Southeast and Florida, due to damage caused by Beryl, Helene and Milton.
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Science
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Watch the sun erupt in new images from NOAA's weather satellite
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A space-based telescope has captured new images of the sun that showcase one of our star's fiery outbursts. The fresh visuals come courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which recently shared visuals captured by a telescope onboard its GOES-19 weather satellite. The team captured a coronal mass ejection (CME), which is a massive burst of charged particles and magnetic fields, erupting from the sun's far side, near its north pole. Sometimes, these storms are directed toward Earth, such as last summer when a remarkable cluster of solar storms hit our planet and sparked stunning auroras across the globe. Such geomagnetic storms are the costliest type of space weather events, according to NOAA, as they can cause widespread disruption to satellites, navigation systems like GPS and electrical power grids. Coincidentally, also visible in the new images is the planet Mercury, appearing as a tiny speck of light gliding closer to the sun. Launched into Earth's orbit last June, GOES-19 is the newest addition to NOAA's fleet, equipped with a sensor called the Compact Coronagraph, or CCOR-1, visible as the dark blue circle blocking the brightest of light from the sun. It is specifically engineered to monitor solar activity, and chiefly keeps an eye on the sun's corona — the outermost layer of its atmosphere — to help scientists forecast space weather that could affect Earth. Related stories: — New NASA coronagraph will measure temperature, speed of solar wind from ISS — Space weather: What is it and how is it predicted? — Solar wind: What is it and how does it affect Earth? The CCOR-1 instrument began observing the corona in September of last year, and is "the first near real time operational coronagraph that we have access to," Rob Steenburgh, who is a space scientist at NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, previously told CCOR-1 images the sun once every 15 minutes, providing uninterrupted coverage of the corona, according to NOAA. Scientists now don't have to wait for data to be downloaded, meaning they can save up to four to eight hours of time when compared to the efficiency of older instruments. "That's a huge leap for us because up until now, we've always depended on a research coronagraph instrument on a spacecraft that was launched quite a long time ago," Steenburgh said. "Every hour counts when you're dealing with CMEs."
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Science
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Watch the sun erupt in new images from NOAA's weather satellite
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A space-based telescope has captured new images of the sun that showcase one of our star's fiery outbursts. The fresh visuals come courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which recently shared visuals captured by a telescope onboard its GOES-19 weather satellite. The team captured a coronal mass ejection (CME), which is a massive burst of charged particles and magnetic fields, erupting from the sun's far side, near its north pole. Sometimes, these storms are directed toward Earth, such as last summer when a remarkable cluster of solar storms hit our planet and sparked stunning auroras across the globe. Such geomagnetic storms are the costliest type of space weather events, according to NOAA, as they can cause widespread disruption to satellites, navigation systems like GPS and electrical power grids. Coincidentally, also visible in the new images is the planet Mercury, appearing as a tiny speck of light gliding closer to the sun. Launched into Earth's orbit last June, GOES-19 is the newest addition to NOAA's fleet, equipped with a sensor called the Compact Coronagraph, or CCOR-1, visible as the dark blue circle blocking the brightest of light from the sun. It is specifically engineered to monitor solar activity, and chiefly keeps an eye on the sun's corona — the outermost layer of its atmosphere — to help scientists forecast space weather that could affect Earth. Related stories: — New NASA coronagraph will measure temperature, speed of solar wind from ISS — Space weather: What is it and how is it predicted? — Solar wind: What is it and how does it affect Earth? The CCOR-1 instrument began observing the corona in September of last year, and is "the first near real time operational coronagraph that we have access to," Rob Steenburgh, who is a space scientist at NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, previously told CCOR-1 images the sun once every 15 minutes, providing uninterrupted coverage of the corona, according to NOAA. Scientists now don't have to wait for data to be downloaded, meaning they can save up to four to eight hours of time when compared to the efficiency of older instruments. "That's a huge leap for us because up until now, we've always depended on a research coronagraph instrument on a spacecraft that was launched quite a long time ago," Steenburgh said. "Every hour counts when you're dealing with CMEs."
