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On Sunday, a titanic explosion on the sun known as a solar flare sent an ejection of some of the sun's plasma hurtling toward turf at the ungodly speed of 1,000 kilometers...per second!
No need to irritation about being hit by flying sun plasma though -- that will zoom right past Planet and race toward the edge of the solar system, according to Harlan Spence, cash reserves investigator for the Cosmic Ray Telescope for the Effects of Radiation (CRaTER) means onboard NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.
It's the ionizing-emission that was also produced during the flare that hit Earth on Tuesday that is more of a cause for concern.
The shedding won't physically hurt those of us who are earthbound -- the Earth's enthralling field and its atmosphere provides an effective shield against that. But astronauts who are working on the Supranational Space Station could be at risk.
"These particles move so fast that they can come the walls of spacecraft, damage electronics and even pass through a spacesuit into a himself's body," said Spence. "And when it moves through you, it can do urgent damage to your cells and your DNA. That's why astronauts will try to go to a well shielded environment when one of these events come to.
Source: Los Angeles Times