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NOAA’s CCOR-1: A New Eye on the Sun

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Revolutionizing Space Weather Forecasting The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has recently shared groundbreaking imagery captured by the Compact Coronagraph (CCOR-1), a cutting-edge solar telescope aboard the GOES-19 satellite. This marks a significant milestone in space weather research, as CCOR-1 is the world’s first operational, space-based coronagraph, providing continuous observations of the sun’s outermost … Delve Deeper “NOAA’s CCOR-1: A New Eye on the Sun” »

The Kessler Syndrome

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Updated July 6, 2024 On 11 January 2007, China conducted an anti-satellite missile test. A China weather satellite—the FY-1C polar-orbiting satellite of the Fengyun series, at an altitude of 865 kilometers (537 mi), with a mass of 750 kilograms (1,650 lb) —was destroyed by a kinetic kill vehicle traveling at a speed of 8 km/s (18,000 mph) in the opposite direction. A Head-On Engagement attack like this has … Delve Deeper “The Kessler Syndrome” »