Sentences with phrase «protection of our magnetic field»

Surface life is abundant and very successful because of the availability of sunlight, surface water, generally moderate climate conditions, and the protection of our magnetic field.

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Dangerous cosmic rays are deflected by the magnetic field back out into space, and our atmosphere remains robust because of this protection.

Current astronauts are not as exposed to the damaging effects of radiation, Davis says, because the International Space Station flies in an orbit low enough that the Earth's magnetic field continues to provide protection.

Because the telescope is so far away from Earth, it lacks the protection of our planet's magnetic field.

Outside of the protection of a star's magnetic field, objects in space are bombarded with cosmic rays and interstellar dust and gas that gradually alter their surfaces and turn them very red in colour.

For reasons we don't entirely understand yet, Mars lacks this protection and possesses only remnants of a magnetic field at its polar ice caps.

Magnetic fields were a critical factor in the development of life on Earth, offering protection from dangerous radiation and particles.

This implies that even planets in modestly inclined orbits can avoid a lot of the worst effects of CMEs or indeed miss them all together, certainly experiencing both dimished numbers and effects though, irrespective and probably much greater than any additional protection they might gain from an indigenous magnetic field.

Without the protection of the Earth's magnetic field, cosmic rays and solar radiation bombard tissue and cells, inflicting damage that could cause disease.

Today, Earth enjoys a layer of protection from the high - energy particles of solar storms due to its strong magnetic field.

I gave one example, the potential collapse of the Earth's magnetic field and the resulting damage to plants and animals without the protection it provided.