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Researchers Have Found Evidence of Cracking in the Magnetosphere
futurism.com ^
| 11/06/2016
| Jelor Gallego
Posted on 11/07/2016 9:37:46 AM PST by BenLurkin
Back in June 2015, a burst of galactic cosmic rays born from a giant cloud of plasma on the Suns corona struck Earths magnetic field at 2.5 million kph pounded for two hours. This produced radio signal blackouts at high altitude areas and created an unusually pronounced aurora borealis.
The GRAPES-3 muon telescope, located in the Tata Institute in India, has determined those cosmic rays actually cracked the magnetosphere, warping its size and allowing additional radiation to pass through.
The bombardment was able to compress the magnetosphere, from 11 to 4 times the radius of Earth. The telescope also detected that these cracks allowed lower energy galactic cosmic ray particles to enter our atmosphere.
Solar storms and space weather are a major concern for space flight, having a myriad of dangerous effects. Any spacecraft has to be built to withstand these bursts of cosmic particles, so astronauts only reach permissible radiation levels when these storms occur.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: cracking; magnetosphere
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posted on
11/07/2016 9:37:46 AM PST
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BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
It’s the end of the world! Libtards need to jump to the comet TODAY!
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posted on
11/07/2016 9:39:23 AM PST
by
wastoute
(Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
To: BenLurkin
Cracklins in the Magnetosphere!?!
When Pigs Fly!!!
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11/07/2016 9:40:44 AM PST
by
DannyTN
To: BenLurkin
The telescope also detected that these cracks allowed lower energy galactic cosmic ray particles to enter our atmosphere. I got struck by 3 of these!
To: aMorePerfectUnion
Where? Here, here, and here.
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posted on
11/07/2016 9:42:36 AM PST
by
sport
To: BenLurkin
There is a great disturbance in the force...
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posted on
11/07/2016 9:43:37 AM PST
by
Hegemony Cricket
(The emperor < still > has no pedigree.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
11/07/2016 9:45:27 AM PST
by
rfp1234
(Hail Obambi, our Deer Leader)
To: wastoute
“Knowing” was a documentary. :-D
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posted on
11/07/2016 9:47:45 AM PST
by
Mr. Douglas
(Today is your life. What are you going to do with it?)
To: BenLurkin
a burst of galactic cosmic rays born from a giant cloud of plasma on the Suns corona Well, which was it? If it came from the Sun, then it was a solar flare, not "galactic cosmic rays", which imply a source from outside our solar system.
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posted on
11/07/2016 9:48:49 AM PST
by
PapaBear3625
(Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
To: BenLurkin
Ohhhhh! we gots to all move to Mars!
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posted on
11/07/2016 9:50:01 AM PST
by
I want the USA back
(The media is acting full-on as the Democratic Party's press agency now: Robert Spencer)
To: BenLurkin
TAXES!! We need MORE TAXES!!
It's the only possible way to solve the cracks in the magnetosphere.
To: PapaBear3625
Now just hold on there, Papa Bear. Are you saying we aren’t in the galaxy? Well then, just WHERE ARE WE?
To: aMorePerfectUnion
That’s nuthin’! I have two in my pocket and threw six out.
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posted on
11/07/2016 9:51:41 AM PST
by
Zarro
(Oh, we don't call them the "MSM" any longer; they are now the "Basket of Detestables")
To: BenLurkin
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11/07/2016 9:53:06 AM PST
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dfwgator
Comment #15 Removed by Moderator
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
11/07/2016 9:59:30 AM PST
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csvset
( Illegitimi non carborundum)
To: BenLurkin
I thinking by next week the science will be settled; Man-made Magnetosphere Cracking. There has to be something that can be taxed to fix this.
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11/07/2016 10:01:45 AM PST
by
WinMod70
To: BenLurkin
OMG! On top of everything else we have to worry about, now the magnetosphere is cracking up? Time to BOAKYAG!
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posted on
11/07/2016 10:02:03 AM PST
by
VTenigma
(The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
To: BenLurkin
As long as I still get to vote Trump tomorrow, it’s all good.
To: BenLurkin
Suspicious Observers has a tutorial series of short videos the are about the suns weather and how it effects Earth and us.
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posted on
11/07/2016 10:05:56 AM PST
by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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