Name:
Melanie
Link:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/04/090414-3-d-solar-storms.html
Summary:
An amazing new technology has been found and can revolutionize our knowledge of space. Scientists have recently been able to take 3-D pictures of solar storms. Using these pictures they can predict when these storms will affect our satellites and other equipment in space, as well as the astronauts. Scientists have been able to receive 3-D pictures of space storms by using STEREO - Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory. These are spacecrafts that can depict solar storms. The STEREO can also illustrate the contents and measure the magnetic properties of solar eruptions. This new technology is helping to improve our knowledge of what goes on in space.
Why I Chose This Article:
I chose this article because I thought the title was cool. I was searching for an article and this one caught my eye. Once I started reading I was surprised to see all of the amazing technologies that have been invented these days. I also didn’t know there was such a thing as a solar storm so that was pretty interesting to read about. This does not completely relate to what we are learning right now, but it talks about our solar system, which is part of our atmosphere. The article said that the storms can cause radiation and we learned about radiation a lot.
2 comments:
I thought that you did a very nice job summarizing this article. I think it is amazing that now scientists can see the solar storms from the time that they leave the sun to the time that they reach Earth. Then they can recreate the storm with a 3D visual.
Hayley G.
So far, the STEREO siblings have made pictures of solar storms, aka coronal mass ejections, aka CMEs. Melanie, I think you did a great job in making this article interesting to read as well as colorful to the eye.
Evan S.
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