"Above: Dr. Terry Liu created this diagram showing the location of the natural particle accelerator and how it sprays radiation into space."
Posted on 08/09/2019 1:26:19 PM PDT by yoe
A NEW SOURCE OF SPACE RADIATION: Astronauts are surrounded by danger: hard vacuum, solar flares, cosmic rays. Researchers from UCLA have just added a new item to the list. Earth itself.
“A natural particle accelerator only 40,000 miles above Earth’s surface is producing ‘killer electrons’ moving close to the speed of light,” says Terry Liu, a newly-minted PhD who studied the phenomenon as part of his thesis with UCLA Prof. Vassilis Angelopoulos.
This means that astronauts leaving Earth for Mars could be peppered by radiation coming at them from behind–from the direction of their own home planet.
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"Above: Dr. Terry Liu created this diagram showing the location of the natural particle accelerator and how it sprays radiation into space."
Ah Ha! Finally the REAL answer to agw. Or something.
We’re gonna need more sunscreen.
why in the hell are you linking to Google mail????
I am thinking the same thing.
Could this source of radiation create cloud formation that would cause climate warming? I think it does and this radiation could be cyclical.
“you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave. . . .”
It’s called Beta radition and has been know about for a long time. A layer of cloth stops most of them
It’s called Beta radition and has been know about for a long time.
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So, you’re saying that among planets, Earth is considered a beta?
Yep, sunscreen. I got some in the nick of time, Coppertone “Pure and Simple” for kids. Works great on my extra-fair skin.
That should do it!!!
So, these "killers" attacked about 21 astronauts for a week at a time in the late 60's and early 70's as they cruised to and from the Moon.
I thought cloud formation reflected light back into space and had a cooling effect, not warming.
And the link goes to MY Gmail.
Damned hackers. ;(
Given the state of Google today, it deserves a hell.
Whoever has not deleted their Email account by now should be taken out and sh####t /sarc.
As fighter pilots say
Always check your six ……..
The question is, can we use this as a booster to speed up spacecraft?
I’m getting tired of dancing around dodging them here on earth. Could get shot down at anytime.
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