Article: Solar flare reveals physics of an angry sun; Fourth-largest flare turned out to be more irritation than calamity.(USA)

Article: Earth-sun relationship is a matter of light and ...
Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  January 21, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... particular point in the orbit of the earth around the sun. Astronomers call the beginning ... get the model to match the real Earth-sun relationship. The axis of rotation ... it matches the way the real Earth and sun are positioned on Dec. 21 each ...

Article: Online for Earth, sun and moon
New Straits Times;  September 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 Online for Earth, sun and moon Byline: Ellen Whyte Edition ... look at Web sites that examine the Earth, the sun and the moon. The Earth. If you ... were standing on the moon or the sun? Earth And Moon Viewer at http://www ...

Article: Checking Out Venus, but Not Taking Her Measurements; Once Used to ...
The Washington Post;  May 31, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Venus passed directly between the sun and Earth -- in 1882 -- the Great Powers ... calculating the astronomical unit -- the Earth-to-sun distance, which is reckoned today ... Venus passes between Earth and sun, Earth is either too "high" or too ...

Article: ASTEROID HAS AN AFFAIR WITH EARTH SUN ORBITER ...
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  June 16, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... asteroids circling the sun is in an intricate ... distance dance with the Earth, a ballet whose graceful ... wide, orbits the sun in the same direction as Earth does, at an angle ... still orbiting the sun in a bit more than a year. Earth's gravity now returns ...

Article: Earth, sun and moon get in line.(News)
Pretoria News (South Africa);  March 12, 2007 ;     670 words ... ... anticipation of the moon, the sun and the Earth's alignment on March 18 ... moving into line with the Earth obscuring the sun and casting a shadow on the ... spinning around the Earth, the Earth is revolving around the sun in turn and, because the ...

Article: Mercury makes rare transit today between Earth, sun
Press of Atlantic City;  November 8, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... When Mercury passes between the Earth and sun today, the view in countless ... object is passing between the Earth and the sun. But the planets are so distant ... another puzzle: Just how far is Earth from the sun? Teams were dispatched from Baja ...

Article: Solar fury.(Earth/Sun)(Brief Article)
Science World;  January 24, 2005 ;     613 words ... ... even fully understand why the sun spots." So why track the odd ... flares that can cause problems on Earth. "[Solar flares] are tremendous explosions near the sun's surface," explains Hathaway ... energy waves or particles) toward Earth. This radiation is so potent ...