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    <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Nasa’s Parker mission</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[Nasa’s Parker mission&#xA;&#xA;Nasa’s Parker mission poised for solar ‘landing’ in 2024&#xA;&#xA;This mission was launched in 2018.   As this part of the mission draws to a close, a Fediverse post reminded me about it.   This link to france24.com has some more information.&#xA;&#xA;Lots of exciting things happening in 2024.  this will be the first of many.&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#Solar,#Mission.#Parker&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nasa’s Parker mission</p>

<p><strong>Nasa’s Parker mission poised for solar ‘landing’ in 2024</strong></p>

<p>This mission was launched in 2018.   As this part of the mission draws to a close, a Fediverse post reminded me about it.   This <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/technology/20240101-nasa-s-parker-mission-poised-for-solar-landing-in-2024" rel="nofollow">link to france24.com</a> has some more information.</p>

<p>Lots of exciting things happening in 2024.  this will be the first of many.</p>

<p><strong>Tags</strong></p>

<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:Solar" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Solar</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Mission" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Mission</span></a>.<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Parker" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Parker</span></a></p>

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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2024 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>NASA Solar storm warning</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[NASA Solar storm warning&#xA;&#xA;This is pretty scary stuff,   solar storms are known to be a high risk to technology on Earth.  Looks like if anything happens we won&#39;t get much of a warning, We&#39;d Have a 30-Minute Warning Before a Killer Solar Storm Hits Earth&#xA;&#xA;Something to consider.&#xA;&#xA;Links&#xA;&#xA;NASA&#xA;Original article&#xA;  Universe today&#xA;Science Forums&#xA;&#xA;TAGS&#xA;&#xA;#NASA,#Space,#Solar,#Storm.#Warning&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NASA Solar storm warning</p>

<p>This is pretty scary stuff,   solar storms are known to be a high risk to technology on Earth.  Looks like if anything happens we won&#39;t get much of a warning, <a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/nasa-wed-have-a-30-minute-warning-before-a-killer-solar-storm-hits-earth" rel="nofollow">We&#39;d Have a 30-Minute Warning Before a Killer Solar Storm Hits Earth</a></p>

<p>Something to consider.</p>

<p><strong>Links</strong></p>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.nasa.gov" rel="nofollow">NASA</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.universetoday.com/161355/nasa-thinks-they-can-give-us-30-minutes-of-warning-before-a-killer-solar-storm-hits-earth/" rel="nofollow">Original article</a>
<ul><li><a href="https://www.universetoday.com" rel="nofollow">Universe today</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="https://www.scienceforums" rel="nofollow">Science Forums</a></li></ul>

<p><strong>TAGS</strong></p>

<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:NASA" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">NASA</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Space" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Space</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Solar" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Solar</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Storm" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Storm</span></a>.<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Warning" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Warning</span></a></p>

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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>World’s largest solar powered green Hydrogen plant begins operation in China</title>
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      <description>&lt;![CDATA[World’s largest solar powered green Hydrogen plant begins operation in China&#xA;&#xA;Another post on Mastodon this one posted by SilverSpookGames.  Sharing here as I doubt that the BBC et al will bother even giving this a mention.&#xA;&#xA;Looks like a really good project, shows what CAN be achieved too.  &#xA;&#xA;Links&#xA;&#xA;World’s largest solar powered green hydrogen plant begins operation in China&#xA;&#xA;Tags&#xA;&#xA;#China,#Environment,#Solar,#Hydrogen,#NoMoreCoal,&#xA;NoMoreFossilFuels&#xA;&#xA;hr&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;table&#xD;&#xA;thead&#xD;&#xA;trtda rel=&#34;me&#34; href=&#34;https://qoto.org/@zleap&#34;Mastodon/a/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://wiki.ircnow.org/?n=Shelllabs.Intro&#34;ShellLabs/td&#xD;&#xA;tda href=&#34;https://joinmastodon.org/&#34;Join Mastodon/a/td/tr/thead/table&#xD;&#xA;center&#xD;&#xA;AI statement : b Consent is NOT granted to use the content of this blog for the purposes of AI training or similar activity.  Consent CANNOT be assumed, it has to be granted. /b&#xD;&#xA;/center&#xD;&#xA;&#xD;&#xA;a href=&#34;https://liberapay.com/PaulSutton/donate&#34;img alt=&#34;Donate using Liberapay&#34; src=&#34;https://liberapay.com/assets/widgets/donate.svg&#34;/a&#xD;&#xA;]]&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>World’s largest solar powered green Hydrogen plant begins operation in China</p>

<p>Another post on Mastodon this one posted by <a href="https://octodon.social/@silverspookgames" rel="nofollow">SilverSpookGames</a>.  Sharing here as I doubt that the BBC et al will bother even giving this a mention.</p>

<p>Looks like a really good project, shows what CAN be achieved too.</p>

<p><strong>Links</strong></p>
<ul><li><a href="https://china-environment-news.com/2021/08/14/worlds-largest-solar-powered-green-hydrogen-plant-begins-operation-in-china/" rel="nofollow">World’s largest solar powered green hydrogen plant begins operation in China</a></li></ul>

<p><strong>Tags</strong></p>

<p><a href="/paulsutton/tag:China" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">China</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Environment" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Environment</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Solar" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Solar</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:Hydrogen" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">Hydrogen</span></a>,<a href="/paulsutton/tag:NoMoreCoal" class="hashtag" rel="nofollow"><span>#</span><span class="p-category">NoMoreCoal</span></a>,
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      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2021 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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