Nasa mission to unravel sun's threat to Earth...
What kind of twisted ignorance would produce such a ludicrous headline?
I guess now we will have to figure out how to extinguish this dangerous ball of fire.
No doubt some kind of global tax will be discussed in Copenhagen.
NASA is to embark on one of its most ambitious missions in an attempt to unlock the secrets of the sun.
Following its launch in nine days' time, the US space agency's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) will spend five years in orbit trying to discover the causes of extreme solar activity, such as sun spots and solar winds and flares.
Scientists have long been aware that disturbances on the sun can trigger dangerous x-rays, charged particles and magnetic fields that can disrupt power supplies, communication signals and aircraft navigation systems on Earth.
By understanding how such solar phenomena are created, they hope to be able to produce reliable forecasts of "space weather" and provide advance warnings of any threat.
Edited by Rogerdodger, 30 January 2010 - 08:53 PM.
