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... the elements. The crawler/transporters are always ready to return the Shuttles to the safety of the Vehicle Assembly Building in the summer and fall hurricane season and during any inclement ...

... are electrical storms that come indirectly from the Sun, called solar storms. They are different than the type of storms we are used too on Earth. These storms release energy in the form of gamma rays and electromagnetic radiation that causes similar problems on the earth like lightning storms. But there ...

... to talk Leitch into taking his post in Ontario. Verne crossed the Firth of Forth in a bad storm and had to be rowed ashore "sick and wet" before taking shelter at ... , Who Fell Into The Crater Of Mount Hecla'' by Norman Macleod. ''Oceans of endless bliss Shall roll within thy kingdom;'' ''Cataracts of matchless eloquence shall hymn thy praise;'' ''Mountains of mighty song—mightier by far ...

... , many believed that Venus had a lush, Earth-like environment because of the planet's size and its thick layer of clouds. These clouds prevented astronomers from seeing the planet's surface, sparking speculations that Venus had a jungle- like environment or that it had oceans of either petroleum or ...

... the outset and where petrol engines and propellers fail irrevocably: in the aerated upper layers of our ocean of air, in the so-called stratosphere between 15 and 50 kilometers altitude. Luckily, the ... :DasUniversumGail03.jpg 400px Into Space Yes, the rocket is a marvel and has all sorts of futures Speed ​​is their solution, because their effectiveness, in contrast to the explosion motor, is ...

... depleted, thus lessening the amount of oxygen pumped into the atmosphere. Space systems allow us to monitor the pollution of the oceans, the decreased vegetation, and the melting of glaciers and the ice ... from stellar and cosmic radiation, create solar space shields against violent solar storms and to moderate the effects of climate change. Agreeing on a new international treaty such as the “ ...

... risk to astronauts in space. Astronauts need to seek shelter to protect themselves until the storm dissipates. ---- Answer provided by Robert P. McCoy, Ph.D. Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and ...

... predict even with our current technologies, but you can be assured that big storms would happen during the peak of the solar cycle. So I would pick a good time during the ... to the better-shielded parts of my spacecraft for safety It is also important to realize that even robotic spacecraft can be affected by the solar storms since the highly energetic particles can fry delicate silicon chips and guidance control components on board. Meteorite showers would be easier to avoid since they only occur during certain times of ...

... a giant storm of swirling clouds that has lasted for more than 300 years. This massive storm is about three times the diameter of the Earth. Galileo launched a probe that recorded winds of up to 400 miles per hour within the swirling storm. Currently, the Great ... as large as it was 100 years ago. Scientists do not know how long the storm causing the Great Red Spot will continue. ---- Answer provided by Laura Peckyno & Robert Peckyno Image ...

There are storms in space but they are unlike storms on Earth which can be a combination of high wind, rain and even oppressive heat. In space, which is a pretty good vacuum ... cycle, giant outbursts from the Sun called coronal mass ejections (CME) can hurl billions of tons of highly charged particles at high velocities toward Earth and any orbiting spacecraft. Astronauts would have ... and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) so they could take shelter in the better radiation-shielded parts of the ISS. ---- Answer provided by Jim Zebrowski Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted ...

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