Michael Wall is a Senior Space Writer with Space.com and joined the team in 2010. He primarily covers exoplanets, spaceflight and military space, but has been known to dabble in the space art beat. His book about the search for alien life, 'Out There,' was published on Nov. 13, 2018.
Jam packed issues filled with the latest cutting-edge research, technology and theories delivered in an entertaining and visually stunning way, aiming to educate and inspire readers of all agesScientists won't be able to process much of the data gathered by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and IRIS spacecraft for a while, thanks to a burst water pipe.
That pipe — a 4-inch-wide cooling water line in a server room at Stanford University in California that's home to the"This caused major flooding in the building and extensive water damage in the lab that houses the machines that process and distribute data from the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager and Atmospheric Imaging Array instruments and from the IRIS spacecraft," JSOC team members wrote in...
"At this point, it is unclear how long it will take to assess the damage, repair the equipment, and complete recovery," they added."We do know that the damage is extensive and will not be completed until 2025."HMI and AIA are two of SDO's three science instruments. Data collected by the third instrument, the Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment , are not affected by the recent flooding, according to the update.
"Data acquisition is proceeding nominally and no loss of new or historical data is currently anticipated," the JSOC team wrote in the update."However, the data acquisition and distribution system is currently not able to process new data , so there will be a significant delay in the delivery of that data."to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: and joined the team in 2010.
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