Auroras

AGU Journal highlights -- July 3, 2008 (EurekAlert!)

3 Jul 2008

Scientists predict that the consequences of human-induced climate change will be greatly amplified in the Arctic, both on the surrounding continents and in the ocean.

Satellites Pinpoint Earth's Auroral Radio Chatter [News] (Scientific American)

30 Jun 2008

A study of radio chirps and whistles blasting from Earth's magnetic field--sounding a bit like the famous Star Wars droid R2-D2--may help astronomers devise new ways of searching for planets orbiting distant stars. [More]

Beamed Radio Emission From Earth (SpaceDaily)

30 Jun 2008

by Staff Writers Paris, France (ESA) Jun 30, 2008 A recent study reveals how the most powerful emission of terrestrial origin, the Auroral Kilometric Radiation (AKR), is beamed into space. This result was obtained using data collected by the four satellites of the Cluster mission.