Boy, this doesn’t look good. (BoingBoing)
Author: Carle Steel
Carle Steel was a simple moisture farmer on a barren, sun-baked world who, through fate and destiny, brought the mighty Galactic Empire to its knees. She likes cats, bats, mice and you.
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Totally agree with the one comment on the site about the prominence looking like a horse kicking its hind legs. I think the biggest effect it could have is to disrupt communication a bit. I know that’s happened with past solar flares. And I wonder about the people up in the space station, if they’ll have to take special precautions?
I was wondering this morning why the sun burns. What is it burning, and more importantly, doesn’t it need oxygen? How did I get this far as an earthling without knowing the basics about the thing that’s keeping me alive? Sigh.
They won’t answer your question exactly, Carle, but these two They Might Be Giants videos on solar science are most awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JdWlSF195Y
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLkGSV9WDMA