M1.4 solar flare and new large sunspot group

May 05, 2012

A low-level M-Class flare reaching M1.4 just took place around Sunspot 1476 at 13:23 UTC. Solar winds flowing from coronal holes should reach Earth on May 9-10.A new and fairly large Sunspot continues to rotate into view off the northeast limb. This region has

Venus transit of 2012 will not be seen again until 2117

May 05, 2012

A transit of Venus is the observed passage of the planet across the disk of the Sun. The planet Venus, orbiting the Sun “on the inside track,” catches up to and passes the slower Earth.  Venus, appearing as a small dot in the foreground, will move from left to

Fukushima still spewing massive radiation plumes; America in 'huge trouble,' says nuclear expert

May 05, 2012

During a recent Congressional delegation trip to Japan, Oregon Senator Ron Wyden witnessed with his own eyes the horrific aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, which we have heard very little about from the media in recent months. The damage situation