TJ
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Post by TJ on Apr 26, 2009 12:20:43 GMT -5
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,517858,00.html Dorothy's tornado was nothing compared to the giant swirls of plasma that storm in outer space. Space tornadoes are funnels of hot charged particles around the Earth that flow at more than a million mph (1.6 million kph). As the ions circle, they produce strong electrical currents that help create the gorgeous light show known as the aurora. New observations of these cosmic storms by a suite of NASA spacecraft called THEMIS (Time History of Events and Macroscale Interactions during Substorms) help shed light on their inner workings. THEMIS found that space tornadoes can produce electrical currents greater than 100,000 amperes (for comparison, a 60-watt light bulb draws about half an ampere). The tornadoes then channel this current of flowing electric charge along twisted magnetic field lines into Earth's ionosphere to spark bright and colorful auroras.
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Post by ۞Quaalude™۞ on Apr 28, 2009 5:56:49 GMT -5
Thanks - i Like to see the northern Lights , you can see them from here you know on rear occasions - Last Summer we could see them - it was way cool - Gazing at the night sky is fun - i encourage all People to take time out to look at this chunk of empty Space we swirl around in QC And all of it's wonders
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Post by TJ on Apr 28, 2009 19:23:27 GMT -5
Space. Still an unexplored territory, tornados will get more exploring than space
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Post by ۞Quaalude™۞ on Jul 23, 2009 0:45:43 GMT -5
Well I Think we Shall Explore Space TJ , it's a given we will get to understand Tornado's More Though QC
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