'Tsunami' on Sun

by ScarZy • 2 Apr 2008, 13:31 • Journals
Quote by BBC
Astronomers have captured the first footage of a solar "tsunami" hurtling through the Sun's atmosphere at over a million kilometres per hour.

The event was captured by Nasa's twin Stereo spacecraft designed to make 3D images of our parent star.

Naturally, this type of tsunami does not involve water; instead, it is a wave of pressure that travels across the Sun very fast.

Details were reported at the UK National Astronomy Meeting in Belfast


Rest of the story + source @:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7326097.stm

(yes meez im stealing your job of posting random pointless yet intresting infomation)
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ratte` 2 Apr 2008, 14:31
Yesterday it whas 1 april!
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ScarZy 2 Apr 2008, 14:32
theres a video, serious shite.
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diph 2 Apr 2008, 14:32
image: _44532695_stereo_226b
lol sun looks nice in green!
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ScarZy 2 Apr 2008, 14:33
Danke :D
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joey 2 Apr 2008, 14:35
wow, pretty intressting.
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ScarZy 2 Apr 2008, 14:35
=< Raskl is a good lad though :D
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JobCohen 2 Apr 2008, 14:38
The end is near =[
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SQuid 2 Apr 2008, 14:38
and this is bad for us?
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HellHammer 2 Apr 2008, 14:43
end of the world >D
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ScarZy 2 Apr 2008, 14:47
hey baby.
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HellHammer 2 Apr 2008, 14:55
sup kfc ownerer
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Avalanche 2 Apr 2008, 15:49
How was kfc btw? :O

You're known as the kcf boi on cf now!
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w0nd3r 2 Apr 2008, 14:48
ARMAGEDDON, oh noes!
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Kristoffersson 2 Apr 2008, 14:49
They call solar winds tsunamis now for better tabloids? Or is it another thing?
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HellHammer 2 Apr 2008, 14:53
the tsunami is just an epic solar wind imo
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skooli 2 Apr 2008, 14:53
havier, like the pressure wave from a supernova
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Kristoffersson 2 Apr 2008, 15:14
The pressure wave of a supernova is a bit more extreme than anything the Sun can create :D
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HellHammer 2 Apr 2008, 15:23
a bit lold
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Kristoffersson 2 Apr 2008, 15:29
I read that if you stand next to a supernova going off all the clothes on your body would fly off lol, naked :D
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HellHammer 2 Apr 2008, 14:58
image: 9zzo2
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TheDuck 2 Apr 2008, 15:03
Hahah you cruel bastard :D
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tjiube 2 Apr 2008, 15:04
HAHAHAHAAHAH
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TheDuck 2 Apr 2008, 15:05
I wonder if it will (and if yes - when & how)affect the Earth in any way.
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HellHammer 2 Apr 2008, 15:22
im not an scientist/doctor, but i think that we will all get skincancer in 1 year
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TheDuck 2 Apr 2008, 15:27
Oh that's a must but I was wondering about some other effects
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HellHammer 2 Apr 2008, 15:32
i dont think the temperature on earth will be affected so much, but you must fear the inscreased radiation levels emmited from the sun
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TheDuck 2 Apr 2008, 15:35
Yeah some might get an additional limb, nothing special tbh...
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HellHammer 2 Apr 2008, 15:36
or 2 penises. wouldnt that be special?
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TheDuck 2 Apr 2008, 15:45
It's about quality, not quantity!
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HellHammer 2 Apr 2008, 15:53
yes your right, but think about this: why do girls have 2 holes? it must be fate :)
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Avalanche 2 Apr 2008, 15:50
Not likely when we all spend all our free time inside spamming on crossfire!:O
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TheDuck 2 Apr 2008, 16:17
Nah it's only you tbh
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Avalanche 2 Apr 2008, 16:25
Lies, you're always online!
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TheDuck 2 Apr 2008, 17:04
Omg so untrue!
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Matias 2 Apr 2008, 17:52
that is why here is like +15 at finland atm?.. fucking hot :D
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