Solar outburst clocked at 7.92 million mph

[Locutus]

Or as Fark suggests, 22.4 PNUs (Peter North Units).


A powerful sun storm in July unleashed a wave of plasma and charged particles into space, and scientists now say this solar outburst may be one of the fastest ever recorded.



On July 23, the sun blasted a massive cloud of solar material, called a coronal mass ejection(CME), into space, sending it whipping by NASA's twin STEREO spacecraft. Scientists used STEREO's observations to calculate that the speedy CME was traveling between 1,800 and 2,200 miles per second (2,900 and 3,540 kilometers per second).


That's about 6.48 million to 7.92 million miles per hour (10.43 million and 12.75 million kilometers per hour).



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[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Is this normal? I hear about 11 year cycles but I keep hearing about record this and record that. This should be no different than it was in 2001 should it?

 

[L Gilbert]

Is this normal? I hear about 11 year cycles but I keep hearing about record this and record that. This should be no different than it was in 2001 should it?

Um, says, "scientists now say this solar outburst may be one of the fastest ever recorded. ". So I wouldn't think this is that normal and it doesn't seem the same as in 2001.

 

[spaminator]

the sun came fast and hard.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Um, says, "scientists now say this solar outburst may be one of the fastest ever recorded. ". So I wouldn't think this is that normal and it doesn't seem the same as in 2001.

Yes, I know this specific case said it was the fastest. And there have been a lot of simular reports over the last little while. And I do not recall such in 2001. What I am wondering is why? Does anybody know? Or is NASA as befuddled about it as I am?

 

[spaminator]

Yes, I know this specific case said it was the fastest. And there have been a lot of simular reports over the last little while. And I do not recall such in 2001. What I am wondering is why? Does anybody know? Or is NASA as befuddled about it as I am?

its the mayan calendar thingy.

 

[lone wolf]

Be'cha man had no part in it ;-)

 

[L Gilbert]

Yes, I know this specific case said it was the fastest. And there have been a lot of simular reports over the last little while. And I do not recall such in 2001. What I am wondering is why? Does anybody know? Or is NASA as befuddled about it as I am?

Oh. Well, it says, "The sun has been extremely volatile this year, Chamberlin says, because the sun is likely entering the peak of its "solar cycle." Strong solar storms are expected to happen with increasing frequency until the beginning of 2014." - http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/08/15/nasa-records-one-of-fastest-solar-flares-on-record

Be'cha man had no part in it ;-)

Betcher right. lol The sun seems to have a mind of its own.