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Message 1204029 - Posted: 9 Mar 2012, 5:51:05 UTC

Looks like we dodged another one. I wonder if they had the inhabitants of the ISS move to a safe zone?
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Message 1204200 - Posted: 9 Mar 2012, 17:15:28 UTC - in response to Message 1203879.  

The Earth's magnetic field protects it from the constant onslaught of high-energy particles from the Sun and elsewhere in the cosmos.


but whats about the neutrinos ?


They'll pass through us harmlessly like they always do....

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Message 1204219 - Posted: 9 Mar 2012, 17:50:22 UTC - in response to Message 1204200.  

I posit that having a strong magnetic field is one of the requirements for the development of intelligent life as we know it.
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Message 1204252 - Posted: 9 Mar 2012, 18:57:15 UTC - in response to Message 1204219.  

I posit that having a strong magnetic field is one of the requirements for the development of intelligent life as we know it.

That is the Gaia hypothesis. We are here because the Earth has all necessary conditions for the development of life.
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Message 1204442 - Posted: 10 Mar 2012, 4:30:29 UTC

I spent several hours last night photographing the Aurora. The displays were outstanding. For those of you on Facebook, check the Aurora Shooters Group and the Aurora Borealis Notifications Group for images from last night and previous displays.
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