Author Archives: Prof. Donald E. Scott

Which Came First?

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Prof. Donald E. Scott
A coronal mass ejection erupts from the Sun

  Dec 26, 2011 Electric currents create magnetic fields in the Sun. “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” Asking this question always gets a chuckle from a group of kids who haven’t been asked that before. For adults, … Continue reading →

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Voyager 1 Updates Solar Electron Flux

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Prof. Donald E. Scott
EU2012 Conference - The Human Story

Seems Voyager 1 has been able to supply us with more accurate data to enable new calculations of the Solar Electron Flux[1]. In the late 1970’s Ralph Juergens investigated how (or whether) the Sun could be obtaining its energy via … Continue reading →

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