Abhinav Kumar Shukla

Abhinav Kumar Shukla’s Essay

Image of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology's logoAbhinav Kumar Shukla, from the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology in Kerala, examines resource use and technological advances in modern society and explains the crucial need for a new paradigm in engineering – the paradigm of sustainability.

Abhinav Kumar Shukla, posted on March 30th, 2009
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Large X-class Flare Erupts on the Sun

Large X-class Flare Erupts on the Sun

On Jan. 27, 2012, a large X-class flare erupted from an active region near the solar west limb. X-class flares are the most powerful of all solar events. Seen here is an image of the flare captured by the X-ray telescope on Hinode. This image shows an emission from plasma heated to greater than eight million degrees during the energy release process of the flare. Image Credit: JAXA/Hinode