The sixth sense that humans will never have – magneto-reception. Thanks to magneto-reception, animals such as homing pigeons, salmons, or...

Auroras, Northern or Polar lights are fascinating and awe-inspiring light displays on the sky in polar regions. Resembling curtains made out of etheric, yet vibrant glow, auroras always fascinated people. Their slow wavy movement across the sky brings humble feeling and creates a bridge between Earth and space. Indeed, auroras displays are the result of immediate connection between particles from the outer space, especiallyparticles leaving the atmosphere of our Sun, and Eart

It might look weak, but it is strong enough to protect our lives. We talk about Earth’s magnetic field. With its strength of roughly 30 μT (micro Tesla) that is ten times more than the magnetic field your microwave produces in the distance of about 30cm, but with its huge size, surrounding the Earth and reaching into space, it is strong enough. It deviates energetic particles coming from the Sun and deep universe so they do not easily protrude into our atmosphere. It is the s

Imagine that you sit in a car and travel at 100 km/h directly up through the atmosphere. Of course, that is not possible, but let us imagine that for now. Do you know when you will reach the space? Only in one hour! The Earth’s atmosphere is a very thin layer of only 100 km. Furthermore, the troposphere that contains most of the oxygen we brief is only about 10 km thick. So the tiny gassy layer surrounding the Earth is one of the most critical protectors against harsh space w

Did you know that solar storms played a crucial role in history and are still a severe cause of harmful effects on our technology? Many events from the past can reveal how damaging solar storms can be. Just think of March 1989, when 6 million people in Quebec woke up in freezing cold homes to find out that there was no electricity. A solar storm in August 1972 caused an unexpected explosion of several undersea mines close to the Vietnamese shore, all that during the times of

The Sun is just one of the billions of billions of stars in the universe. However, for us, it is the most important star. It is the...