Space Exploration

Beyond the Earth

First of all, how can we know what is beyond the Earth? Space exploration is the answer. Space exploration is the discovery and exploration of creatures outside Earth in outer space. Space exploration is a very important research because without it we will not be and live like the way we are right now. We need to continuously evolve space technology because it is the only way we can know more about things beyond the Earth. Astronomers in the past used to use the telescope as their main apparatus to explore outside the Earth and to search for new galaxies. There are some discoveries made through Space exploration. Space exploration has lead to the knowledge of the seven other planets, objects we didn’t know,

These astronomers need to make sure that on Earth, there should not be bad weathers such as rain, haze, strong winds. Not only that but they should also make sure that outside Earth, there should also be no Solar Wind, which is a stream of charged particles released from the upper atmosphere of the Sun, analyze the conditions in all the magnetosphere (the region of space surrounding an astronomical object), ionosphere (a region of Earth’s upper atmosphere) and thermosphere (the layer of the Earth’s atmosphere). This research is called Space Weather. Space Weather is also sometimes called as windows to the universe. In the year 1852, an astronomer and British major general called Edward Sabine showed that the occurrence of magnetic storms on Earth was correlated with Sunspots. Sunspots are temporary phenomena on the photosphere (a star’s outer shell form which light is radiated) of the Sun that appear as dark spots compared to surrounding regions. This demonstrates a novel solar- terrestrial reaction. And by 1859, Richard Carrington found out that solar events could also affect the Earth. Because of the evolution of technology, in the 20th century, weather satellite is invented and it provides

This can result to the increasing of knowledge in young people and to motivate them in exploring the Solar system. Other than this, people can also know the condition of the solar system and to make sure that the Earth is safe and not going to be harmed by the Sun’s Solar Flares and other things. With Space Weather, people can be warned when bad things are going to happen to them and the exact date it will happen so people can get ready and go to a safer place, if they need to, so they won’t get affected and it will give them a head start to safety. However, space weather has some disadvantages to us too. For example, space weather also impacts airlines as they cannot fly when the weather is horrible. Sometimes, Earth’s weather is influenced by the weather in space too because Earth orbits around the Sun and the Sun can also produce solar flares that can impact the Earth. Even though the weather in space will not affect the activities we are going to do for the day, according to reporters, it still have the ability to disrupt Earth’s communications, overload power grids, present a hazard to astronauts and affect Earth’s weather patterns. The Earth is continually bombarded with accelerated particles from the Sun and other