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Supercomputer Models Sun's Corona Dynamics

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the waiting-for-the-vogons dept.

gihan_ripper writes "Researchers from San Diego are using supercomputers to accurately predict the shape of the Sun's corona, based on magnetic field data from the photosphere. It is hoped that this model will enable us to predict Coronal Mass Ejections. When CMEs reach the Earth, they produce geomagnetic storms and can wreak havoc with communcations, GPS, and power networks. In the decade or so, the researchers hope to be able to predict CME collisions with the Earth and determine their impact."

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  1. Awesome! by Monkeys!!! · · Score: 4, Funny

    I just hope the next advancement is getting the Earth to dodge the CME. :)

    1. Re:Awesome! by x2A · · Score: 3, Funny

      Why bother when we can LAUNCH NUKES at the incoming CMEs!!!

      Quickly, ready the missiles!

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  2. Cool. A day off of work! by Skidge · · Score: 3, Funny
    In the decade or so, the researchers hope to be able to predict CME collisions with the Earth and determine their impact.

    Hopefully that means in the future we'll get CME days off from work, since havok-wreaking on communcations, GPS, and power networks would severly limit my productivity.
    1. Re:Cool. A day off of work! by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 3, Funny

      I already get Sun days off.

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  3. Java? by StarkRG · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ok, fine, fine, it'll enable them to predict things coming out of Sun, but will it tell us if Java will ever be open source?

  4. Coronal Mass Ejections by this+great+guy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Are we talking about the corona or Corona ? Because ejections of the second one are disgusting.