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1 Replies and 3496 Views our warm winter �3496 �1 Started by Anonymous Hi I am Jonathan,i was wondering if the solar maximum this year had anything to do with how warm our last winter was
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by Kris SigsbeeJump to last post
10/15/2012 9:41 AM
1 Replies and 2805 Views Solar Storm Danger �2805 �1 Started by Anonymous Is it at all possible for a solar storm to heat up an object in the asteroid belt to the point of it exploding, and the shrapnel from it causing a chain reaction that will push a larger object on a collision course with earth, causing an inevitable, fiery, death
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by Kris SigsbeeJump to last post
3/23/2012 10:21 AM
1 Replies and 2748 Views solar storms �2748 �1 Started by Anonymous Hi my name is Aleks and i go to AA&E middle school I was wondering what happens if a solar flare broke through the magnetic field and the ozone layer Would it cause the north pole to melt and the excess water would cause tsunamis and the moving of the tectonic plates that would cause earthquakes and volcano to erupt
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by Kris SigsbeeJump to last post
3/23/2012 10:00 AM
1 Replies and 2820 Views incoming raiation from the sun �2820 �1 Started by Anonymous My name is Christian. My question is; can incoming radiation from the sun damage the earth in any way
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by Terry KuceraJump to last post
3/23/2012 6:25 AM
1 Replies and 4324 Views Solar Maximum �4324 �1 Started by Anonymous Hi my name is Sahar and I want to know how a solar maximum will affect earth and how NASA prepares for that. Also I would like to know how the biggest coronal mass ejection so far has affected earth.Oh yeah, I forgot to ask in my last question, what is your favorite bookThanks so much, Sahar
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by Kris SigsbeeJump to last post
3/22/2012 12:45 PM
1 Replies and 2505 Views Solar Flares �2505 �1 Started by Anonymous Hi my name is Kenneth L. and I go to the Academy of Aerospace and Engineering. My question is: how are solar flares generated
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by Hazel BainJump to last post
3/22/2012 10:57 AM
1 Replies and 3380 Views satelites �3380 �1 Started by Anonymous How many satellites are destroyed or turned off due to the sun each year
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by Emilia KilpuaJump to last post
3/22/2012 12:37 AM
2 Replies and 2832 Views solar storms �2832 �2 Started by Anonymous Maurico (SA)Can a solar storm cause significant damage, what about astronauts in space
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by Emilia KilpuaJump to last post
3/20/2012 10:44 AM
2 Replies and 2799 Views solar stroms �2799 �2 Started by Anonymous Lexie (SA)When a CME happens how do you know it heads for earth
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by Claire RafteryJump to last post
3/20/2012 10:20 AM
2 Replies and 2915 Views Solar Radiation Effects �2915 �2 Started by Anonymous This article about a falling Russian satellite (http://news.discovery.com/space/russian-satellite-controlled-descent-120217.html) says that the satellite has been exposed to too much solar radiation. Why would there be more solar radiation at an orbit closer to Earth as opposed to the planned orbital distanceAdditionally, have solar storms ever caused problems in our ground based electrical grid
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by Kris SigsbeeJump to last post
3/19/2012 10:34 AM
1 Replies and 2641 Views Storms �2641 �1 Started by Anonymous Victor F (FLL)Do solar storms effect any planets beyond Mars being they are so far away
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by Emilia KilpuaJump to last post
3/19/2012 12:05 AM
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