~Space Weather Update Far Side Eruption~
KEPLER DISCOVERS A MINIATURE SOLAR SYSTEM: NASA's Kepler spacecraft has discovered the tiniest solar system so far. It is a red dwarf star closely circled by three rocky planets smaller than Earth. Because red dwarfs are so abundant, this could be the most common type of planetary system in the Milky Way. Get the full story from Science@NASA.
FARSIDE ERUPTION: Today, Jan. 12th, between 10:00 and 1300 UT, NASA's STEREO-Behind spacecraft observed a significant eruption on the farside of the sun. Although the blast was eclipsed by the edge of the solar disk, it nevertheless produced a long-duration X-ray flare (C3-class) detectable from Earth. A movie from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows some of the debris flying over the NE limb:
The blast site is not far behind the eastern limb, and it is only ~two days away from rotating onto the Earthside of the sun. By this weekend, we'll get a direct look at the active region. Perhaps it will break the recent string of mostly quiet days and low solar activity. Solar flare alerts: text, voice.
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