This year's solar storms will help future Mars astronauts

THE sun East Currently has solar maximum. This means that THE celestial body East has It is peak activity, release upper levels of radiation And solar particles. He was A strong solar storm that recently do THE North Lights visible through THE North Hemisphere. While Earth atmosphere And magnetic field protect THE planet Since these solar events, March has No such protection. But THE the sun solar particles could be A bargain For studies of — And journey has — March.
How East NASA to study solar activity?
Solar activity East has It is peak This year, which provides A unique opportunity For scientists has observe THE effect of increase solar radiation on March. Specifically, THE Sun East In solar maximum When "THE Sun East especially subject has launch ardent tantrums In A variety of shapes, such as solar flares And coronary mass ejections," NASA said. "These events launch radiation deep In space. When A series of these solar events to burst, It is called A solar storm." Solar maximum only occurs approximately each 11 years.

from NASA March Atmosphere And Volatile Evolution (MAVÉN) orbiter And Curiosity vagabond are be used has study THE solar particles And radiation of This activity as he streams towards March. MAVEN "observed radiation, solar particles And more Since high above March," while Curiosity Radiation Assessment Detectors (RAD) help "scientists to understand how radiation breaks down carbon based molecules on THE surface, A process that could affect if panels of ancient microbial life are preserved there," said A NASA statement. Both THE quantity And energy of solar particles can affect THE atmosphere And surface of March. "You can to have A million particles with weak energy Or ten particles with extremely high energy," Put on Hassle, RAD main investigator, said In THE statement. "While MAVEN instruments are more sensitive has low energy consumption those, RAD East THE only instrument able of seeing THE high energy those that TO DO he through THE atmosphere has THE surface."
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This year's solar storms will help future Mars astronauts

THE sun East Currently has solar maximum. This means that THE celestial body East has It is peak activity, release upper levels of radiation And solar particles. He was A strong solar storm that recently do THE North Lights visible through THE North Hemisphere. While Earth atmosphere And magnetic field protect THE planet Since these solar events, March has No such protection. But THE the sun solar particles could be A bargain For studies of — And journey has — March.

How East NASA to study solar activity?

Solar activity East has It is peak This year, which provides A unique opportunity For scientists has observe THE effect of increase solar radiation on March. Specifically, THE Sun East In solar maximum When "THE Sun East especially subject has launch ardent tantrums In A variety of shapes, such as solar flares And coronary mass ejections," NASA said. "These events launch radiation deep In space. When A series of these solar events to burst, It is called A solar storm." Solar maximum only occurs approximately each 11 years.

from NASA March Atmosphere And Volatile Evolution (MAVÉN) orbiter And Curiosity vagabond are be used has study THE solar particles And radiation of This activity as he streams towards March. MAVEN "observed radiation, solar particles And more Since high above March," while Curiosity Radiation Assessment Detectors (RAD) help "scientists to understand how radiation breaks down carbon based molecules on THE surface, A process that could affect if panels of ancient microbial life are preserved there," said A NASA statement. Both THE quantity And energy of solar particles can affect THE atmosphere And surface of March. "You can to have A million particles with weak energy Or ten particles with extremely high energy," Put on Hassle, RAD main investigator, said In THE statement. "While MAVEN instruments are more sensitive has low energy consumption those, RAD East THE only instrument able of seeing THE high energy those that TO DO he through THE atmosphere has THE surface."

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