Archive 2008
Nov 7, 2008
A flurry of new-cycle sunspots in October 2008 may signal the beginning of the end of Solar Minimum.
Read the full story at: science@NASA
Feb 28, 2008
Three months ago, a new solar cycle began. This week, however, the Sun surprised onlookers with three big sunspots from the previous solar cycle. Strangely enough, this is perfectly normal. Find out what's happening on the Sun in today's story from Science@NASA.
Read the full story at:
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/28mar_oldcycle.htm?list1949
Feb 26, 2008
Cornerstone Evaluation Associates LLC (Cornerstone) has evaluated a couple of our education and public outreach programs: our short-term teacher professional development workshops and this website. A report summarizing findings from our teacher professional development workshops over Fiscal Year 2007 (FY07) - from October 1, 2006 through September 30, 2007 can be found here (PDF format - 59kB).
To learn more about our teacher professional development workshops, visit the THEMIS GEONS page and the Center for Science Education teacher PD workshop page
Feb 19, 2008
Leonardo / the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology (Leonardo/ISAST) is organizing a digital media conference in Berkeley, CA which will take place on June 3, 2008 as part of the UC Berkeley Spring New Media Festival. Dr. Laura Peticolas, STEREO Education Scientist, will be on the panel, "Brilliant Noise: how data becomes experience for artists and for scientists". She will be talking about the efforts to sonify STEREO data.
As part of that conference, Leonardo would like to invite students to submit projects that blend the arts and the sciences.
For more information about the contest, including deadlines and how to submit a project, click here (opens in a new window)
Jan 11, 2008
NASA news reports: " Hang on to your cell phones, a new solar cycle is underway. Solar Cycle 24 began last week with the appearance of a magnetically "backward" high-latitude sunspot." Read the full story at the NASA science website
Jan 04, 2008
Happy New Year! STEREO may finally have its chance to observe a CME coming towards Earth. Spaceweather.com reports:
Solar physicists have been waiting for the appearance of a reversed-polarity sunspot to signal the start of the next solar cycle. The wait is over. A magnetically reversed, high-latitude sunspot emerged today. This marks the beginning of Solar Cycle 24 and the first step toward a new solar maximum. Intense solar activity won't begin right away. Solar cycles usually take a few years to build from solar minimum (where we are now) to Solar Max (expected in 2011 or 2012). It's a slow journey, but we're on our way!
Visit http://spaceweather.com for pictures of the new sunspot and updates.
