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Will You
Look See and
Read These
Auroras: Now
They Are
Unlocked
with Their
Physics of
Energetic
Processes in
Space
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|| November 19:
2018: UCL News
|| ά. A close
study of auroras
has showed new
ways of
understanding
the physics of
explosive energy
releases in
space, according
to new UCL-led
research.
Auroras are an
incredible light
show, caused by
electrically
charged
particles in
near-Earth space
spiralling down
Earth’s magnetic
field and
colliding with
gases in the
atmosphere,
causing them to
glow. They are,
also, an obvious
sign of physical
processes in
space, acting
like TV screens
by showing what
happens millions
of kilometres
away from Earth,
where our
planet’s
magnetic field
stretches into a
long tail facing
away from the
Sun.
For the study,
published in
Nature
Communications,
the research
team from UCL
and the
University of
Reading, led by
Dr Nadine
Kalmoni,
remotely
observed rapidly
evolving aurora
to understand
the physics
behind why, when
and how energy
was released as
the source of
the aurora
explosively
reconfigures.
“Somewhere in
the huge volume
of space into
which Earth’s
magnetosphere
stretches, this
energy release
occurs via
instability,
which is really
hard to
pinpoint. They
cause sub-storms
whereby charged
particles surf
into the Earth’s
atmosphere on
electromagnetic
waves, releasing
large amounts of
energy and
lighting up the
aurora.” said
the Study
Co-author Dr
Jonathan Rae,
UCL Space and
Climate Physics.
“By studying
auroras closely,
we can map back
to where in
space the
instabilities
are occurring
and study the
physics, that
cause them. It’s
much more
efficient than
trying to
observe vast
areas of space.”
The researchers
scanned a large
portion of the
sky and found
the perfect
sub-storm
located over
Poker Flats in
Alaska on
September 18,
2012. By using
new data from
the
Multi-spectral
Observatory Of
Sensitive
EM-CCDs:MOOSE
camera, they
tracked the
aurora as it
moved towards
the northern
pole over a four
minute period.
This is a
relatively long
time for this
type of aurora
to be studied,
allowing the
scientists to
collect a wealth
of data. The
information was,
then, analysed
for specific
patterns, that
gave important
physical clues
to the aurora’s
formation in
space and time.
The aurora began
as a line of
‘auroral beads’
along an arc,
which grew
exponentially in
brightness and
size. These
growing ripples
are a hallmark
of an
instability in
space.
By comparing
these detailed
characteristics
from the aurora
with advanced
theory, the
researchers
could narrow
down the area of
space, where the
instability most
likely is.
“We’ve shown
that it’s
possible to only
study aurora to
find out where
instabilities
are in space,
which has not
been done
before.” said
Co-author Dr
Colin Forsyth,
UCL Space and
Climate Physics.
“Our method
allows us to
predict what the
instability is
and where it is
in space. In
fact, the region
we’ve identified
is incredibly
small in space
terms, only, a
small fraction
of the volume of
the Earth and,
we hope to study
it in more
detail using
spacecraft, that
pass through the
area.”
Until now,
scientists have
been able to
describe aurora
and high energy
events, that
occur on the Sun
and other
planets within
the solar system
but this is the
first time real
physical
analysis has
been done.
“Importantly,
our work has
given scientists
more physics to
work with. A
whole range of
theoretical
models can be
tested and
refined based on
the physical
characteristics
we’ve captured.”
said Co-author
Dr Clare Watt,
University of
Reading.
“What we’ve
reported has
eluded
scientists since
auroras were
first described
in the 1960s and
while we use
Earth as our
closest
laboratory, the
findings will
apply to other
events elsewhere
in the solar
system. We now
look forward to
pinpointing this
epicentre in
space and
finding out what
makes it
unstable.” said
Dr Rae.:::ω.
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The Aurora
Uranus |
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|| November 05: 2018
|| ά. On the first
day of the 15th
annual European
Space Weather Week,
this image from the
NASA:ESA Hubble
Space Telescope
fittingly shows a
striking occurrence
of celestial weather
in the outer reaches
of the Solar System:
an aurora on Uranus.
Auroras, also, known
as polar lights, are
a relatively
familiar type of
space weather to
Earth-based
stargazers but have,
also, been spied on
many other planets
in the Solar System.
Views of the Earth’s
Northern and
Southern Lights show
glowing sheets and
rippling waves of
bright light
painting the sky in
striking shades of
green and even red,
blue and purple.
These breath-taking
scenes are created
as streams of
energetic charged
particles hit the
upper layers of
Earth’s atmosphere
at altitudes of up
to a few hundreds of
kilometres, and
interact with
resident atoms and
molecules of mostly
oxygen and nitrogen.
These emit photons
at specific visible
wavelengths or
colours, green and
red for oxygen, blue
and purple for
nitrogen and fill
the sky with an
eerie auroral glow.
Hubble has observed
auroras on Uranus on
various occasions:
in 2011, when the
telescope became the
first to image the
phenomenon from the
vicinity of Earth,
then, again in 2012
and 2014, taking
extra data beyond
visible light.
By pointing Hubble’s
ultraviolet eye on
Uranus twice during
the same month, from
November 01 to 05
and 22 to 24, 2014,
scientists were able
to determine that
the planet’s
glimmering auroras
rotate along with
the planet. The
observations, also,
helped to locate
Uranus’ magnetic
poles and allowed
scientists to track
two so-called
interplanetary
shocks, that
propagated through
the Solar System.
These shocks were
triggered by two
powerful bursts of
material flung out
by the Sun via the
solar wind, an
ongoing flow of
charged particles
constantly emanating
from our star and
caused the most
intense auroras ever
seen on Uranus.
This image,
originally published
in 2017, shows the
auroras as wispy
patches of white
against the planet’s
azure blue disc and
combines optical and
ultraviolet
observations from
Hubble with archive
data from NASA’s
Voyager Two probe.
Voyager Two was the
first and only craft
to visit the
outermost planets in
the Solar System; it
flew past Uranus in
January 1986 and
past Neptune in
August 1989.
These icy planets
have not been
visited since. NASA
and ESA have been
studying a possible
joint mission, that
would target the two
ice giant planets in
order to explore
their intriguing
role in our
planetary system.
European Space
Weather Week runs
from November 05 to
09 and brings
together engineers,
scientists,
specialists and
professionals from
across the continent
in order to exchange
news, ideas and
strategies on space
weather and
protecting Earth’s
cosmic environment.
Caption: Image:
ESA:Hubble:NASA:L.
Lamy:Observatoire de
Paris:::ω.
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Cosmic radiation is considered the main health hazard to human
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beyond, which is why ESA has made cosmic radiation a
focus of its research programme. Radiation poses a risk
to the human body in the form of cancer, central nervous
system disorders, cardiovascular problems and tissue
degeneration. Beyond Earth’s magnetic field, its full
force is a barrier to human exploration of the Solar
System.
“Crewmembers, may be, exposed to different doses and
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Spacecraft and spacesuits are lined with protective
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Researchers need to understand the full biological
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accelerator since 2007.
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for life on Earth: though well protected, humans are not
altogether immune from radiation exposure. Data from
these studies inform us of risks of radiation exposure
on Earth, as well as, improve radiation therapy for
cancer treatment.
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