Geomagnetic storm of 1859: References & Edit History
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Mark Moldwin
Mark Moldwin is a Professor of Space Sciences and Applied Physics within the University of Michigan’s Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences within the College of Engineering. Prior to joining the faculty of UM, Dr. Moldwin was a Professor of Space Physics at UCLA, Professor Physics and Space Sciences at Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Space and Atmospheric Sciences and Non-proliferation and International Security groups at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Dr. Moldwin’s primary research interests are magnetospheric, ionospheric and heliospheric plasma physics, and pre-college space science education and outreach.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Article title updated for style. | Nov 09, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Aug 26, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Carrington Solar Flares of 1859: Consequences on Life. | May 16, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - When Our Star Erupts - The 1859 Solar Storm And More. | Mar 16, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - What if the Carrington Event, the largest solar storm ever recorded, happened today? | Oct 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Space.com - The Carrington Event: History's greatest solar storm. | Jul 03, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Carrington Solar Flares of 1859: Consequences on Life. | Dec 13, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Space Research at Finnish Meteorological Institute in Helsinki - A Study on the Great Geomagnetic Storm of 1859: Comparisons with other Storms in the 19th Century. | May 25, 2016 | ||
| New article added. | Aug 04, 2010 |
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