KeroZelvin, 14 days ago to Seattle Wow! #seattle got to see the #aurora tonight! Thanks, #sun and #magnetosphere. Aurora borealis
Wow! #seattle got to see the #aurora tonight! Thanks, #sun and #magnetosphere.
Aurora borealis
pomarede, 11 months ago to space Nature astro covers appreciation post Sands of Titan (2015) https://nature.com/nature/volumes/517/issues/7532 #universe #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #nature #cover #covers #naturecovers #space #science #research #planets #planet #moon #moons #satellite #satellites #saturn #titan #cassini #spacecraft
Nature astro covers appreciation post
Sands of Titan (2015)
https://nature.com/nature/volumes/517/issues/7532
#universe #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #nature #cover #covers #naturecovers #space #science #research #planets #planet #moon #moons #satellite #satellites #saturn #titan #cassini #spacecraft
pomarede, 3 months ago Nature Journal astronomy covers appreciation post Lunar magnetic field (1972) The feature article reports a study of the compression of the remanent lunar magnetic field by the solar wind, based on data taken at several Apollo landing sites. https://www.nature.com/nature/volumes/236/issues/5347 #moon #lunar #solar #wind #solarwind #plasma #sun #earth #magneticfield #magnetosphere #apollo #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #physics #space #science #research #STEM #nature #journal #cover #jpl #nasa
Nature Journal astronomy covers appreciation post
Lunar magnetic field (1972)
The feature article reports a study of the compression of the remanent lunar magnetic field by the solar wind, based on data taken at several Apollo landing sites.
https://www.nature.com/nature/volumes/236/issues/5347
#moon #lunar #solar #wind #solarwind #plasma #sun #earth #magneticfield #magnetosphere #apollo #astronomy #astrophysics #astrodon #physics #space #science #research #STEM #nature #journal #cover #jpl #nasa
spaceflight, 1 year ago (edited 1 year ago) to random There is no #radiation #shelter at the #LunarGateway but only instruments #measuring it. "During a future #Artemis mission, if a solar ☀️ radiation squall were to occur while #astronauts are beyond #Earth’s magnetic bubble, they might tell the crew to #build a temporary shelter" https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/how-nasa-protects-astronauts-from-space-radiation-at-moon-mars-solar-cosmic-rays #ESA’s IDA, instruments provided by #JAXA, will fly inside #HALO* to #study potential radiation inside #Gateway https://www.nasa.gov/feature/gateway-a-deep-space-home-and-so-much-more *Habitation and Logistics Outpost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitation_and_Logistics_Outpost #HumanSpaceflightHealth #RadiationProtection #SpaceStation #SpaceAgency
There is no #radiation #shelter at the #LunarGateway but only instruments #measuring it.
"During a future #Artemis mission, if a solar ☀️ radiation squall were to occur while #astronauts are beyond #Earth’s magnetic bubble, they might tell the crew to #build a temporary shelter" https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/how-nasa-protects-astronauts-from-space-radiation-at-moon-mars-solar-cosmic-rays
#ESA’s IDA, instruments provided by #JAXA, will fly inside #HALO* to #study potential radiation inside #Gateway https://www.nasa.gov/feature/gateway-a-deep-space-home-and-so-much-more
*Habitation and Logistics Outpost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitation_and_Logistics_Outpost
#HumanSpaceflightHealth #RadiationProtection #SpaceStation #SpaceAgency
spaceflight, 11 months ago “There’re a lot of hazards we don’t know about. In #LEO, we are protected by our #magnetosphere from #SpaceRadiation. If we go outside of that, all of the sudden we have #galactic #CosmicRays ☢️ we have to deal with, we have a lot of #SolarParticles we have to deal with and we also have variable #gravity”. Even a short flight beyond #ISS altitude impacts various aspects of human physiology and #microbiome 🦠 composition. https://asm.org/Articles/2022/October/Out-of-This-World-Microbes-in-Space #HumanSpaceflightHealth
“There’re a lot of hazards we don’t know about. In #LEO, we are protected by our #magnetosphere from #SpaceRadiation. If we go outside of that, all of the sudden we have #galactic #CosmicRays ☢️ we have to deal with, we have a lot of #SolarParticles we have to deal with and we also have variable #gravity”. Even a short flight beyond #ISS altitude impacts various aspects of human physiology and #microbiome 🦠 composition. https://asm.org/Articles/2022/October/Out-of-This-World-Microbes-in-Space
#HumanSpaceflightHealth