Both Abertay and Dundee universities have been working with computer programmers, a sound designer and solar physics scientists to create the massive visual display.

BBC: Abertay University

The results of the study were reported at the American Astronomical Society Solar Physics Division Meeting, which is being held from June 12 to 16 at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces.

MSN: Solar storms sparked by giant 'magnetic rope,' study finds

Prominent researchers from the STP community question why, when the government has invested considerable amounts of money into research and innovation, an applications-based science such as solar-terrestrial physics has been one of the first to be cut.

BBC: The UK retains its involvement in the Eiscat radars for now

Data from NEAR could help answer questions about the origin and composition of asteroids, comets and the solar system, according to the mission managers at the Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland.

CNN: NEAR and Eros