C. Alex Young is a solar astrophysicist studying the Sun and space weather. Alex is passionate about sharing science with diverse audiences. This led him to start The Sun Today with his designer wife, Linda. First through Facebook and Twitter then adding an extensive website thesuntoday.org, the two work together to engage the public about the Sun and its role in our solar system. Alex led national engagement efforts for the 2017 total solar eclipse. He is the Associate Director for Science i...| earthsky.org
EarthSky was there yesterday (Wednesday, July 24, 2024), when the Artemis 2 core rocket stage was unloaded at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It had been transported by barge from New Orleans over the previous week. The rocket core was moved to NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building, where it will be integrated into the Space Launch System for the Artemis 2 moon mission. This mission – the 1st crewed mission for Artemis – will launch no earlier than September 2025.| EarthSky
Dragon and the Polaris Dawn crew splash down off the coast of Florida, completing the @PolarisProgram's first human spaceflight mission pic.twitter.com/Sobt66zxnL| EarthSky
Sun news for November 12-13, 2024. NOAA is forecasting active (kp=4) geomagnetic conditions for tonight and tomorrow, with the possibility of a G1 storm (Kp=5). This is due to fast solar wind from a coronal hole on the Earth-facing solar disk. Image via NOAASun news November 13: Auroras possible tonight and tomorrow| EarthSky
