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Why is this a flaw? Solar flares are a form of cosmic radiation; they're not the only source for it of course, but, as far as I know, one of the (if not the) st
by th0br0 12y ago
Why is this a flaw? Solar flares are a form of cosmic radiation; they're not the only source for it of course, but, as far as I know, one of the (if not the) strongest ones.
- jmount 12y agoI thought solar flares interacted in ways that suppressed cosmic rays (such as http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2005/07oct_afraid/ http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2005/07... ), not produced them. But it isn't my field, I could easily be the one who is wrong.
- chc 12y agoThe sun definitely produces radiation.
- pmalynin 12y agoLike light.
- jmount 12y agoBut not typically at the so-called "cosmic" energy scale.
- chc 12y ago"Cosmic" is not an energy scale — it's a word meaning "from space." It's not like cosmic dust is very energetic dust or, more relevantly, like the cosmic microwave background radiation is hugely energetic.
- rdmcfee 12y agoSun Burn = Radiation Burn