So in this week’s video, I explain what happened with last week’s massive solar storm, why the Sun gets active, the danger such activity represents and whether or not Superintendent Chalmers minored in astronomy. Full throughput next week.
Michael Siegel
Michael Siegel is an astronomer living in Pennsylvania. He blogs at his own site, and has written a novel.
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Remember when the Large Hadron Collider got delayed when a bird dropped a baguette in just the right spot?
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