Earth may be approaching super-hot gas cloud (but nothing will happen) - Polidicks

[QUOTE]Emma Woollacott | Mon 24th May 2010, 02:16 am [IMG]http://www.tgdaily.com/sites/default/files/stock/450teaser/space/dust_cloud.jpg[/IMG] The Earth may be about to move into a million-degree cloud of interstellar gas, according to Polish and US scientists. They suggest that the Ribbon of enhanced emissions of Energetic Neutral Atoms, discovered last year by NASA Small Explorer satellite IBEX, could be explained by the fact that we're approaching the boundary between the Local Cloud of interstellar gas and another cloud of a very hot gas called the Local Bubble. If this hypothesis is correct, the Ribbon is simply a geometric effect, and IBEX is catching matter from a hot neighboring interstellar cloud, which the Sun might enter in a hundred years. The team's model suggests that the boundary between the Local Cloud and the Local Bubble might be a few light years away, as was believed earlier, but within a thousand astronomical units - a thousand times closer. This might mean that the Solar System could enter the million-degree Local Bubble cloud as early as the next century. But don't panic. "The Sun frequently traverses various clouds of interstellar gas during its galactic journey," says co-author Dr Andrzej Czechows from the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Such clouds are of very low density - much lower than the best vacuum obtained in Earth labs. Once in, he says, the heliosphere will reform and may shrink a little and the level of cosmic radiation entering the magnetosphere may rise a bit - but that's all. "Perhaps future generations will have to learn how to better harden their space hardware against stronger radiation," Grzedzielski suggests. [/QUOTE] Source: [url]http://www.tgdaily.com/space-features/49906-earth-may-be-approaching-super-hot-gas-cloud[/url] Well I guess that's that :smithicide:

[QUOTE=Eudoxia;22166221] Well I guess that's that :smithicide:[/QUOTE] Did you [I]really[/I] read the [I]whole[/I] article?

So, if we haven't fixed our ozone layers in a hundred years, we're basically fucked when it comes to the radiation?

[QUOTE=Haxxer;22166268]So, if we haven't fixed our ozone layers in a hundred years, we're basically fucked when it comes to the radiation?[/QUOTE] The Lead will protect us!

At first I was like :byodood:, But then the rest of the article calmed me down a bit.

[QUOTE=Haxxer;22166268]So, if we haven't fixed our ozone layers in a hundred years, we're basically fucked when it comes to the radiation?[/QUOTE] More fucked then usual.

Damn, I was hoping I'd live long enough to see it.

Well this doesn't look too well... Ah well, hopefully we would have made something to protect us from the harmful effects of this million degree gas cloud...

[QUOTE=ComboTroop;22166451]Well this doesn't look too well... Ah well, hopefully we would have made something to protect us from the harmful effects of this million degree gas cloud...[/QUOTE] In a vacuum. You realize that nothing will happen to Earth, right?

[QUOTE=ComboTroop;22166451]Well this doesn't look too well... Ah well, hopefully we would have made something to protect us from the harmful effects of this million degree gas cloud...[/QUOTE] Like the Planetary Shield from Highlander Two? Oh god.

[quote]"The Sun frequently traverses various clouds of interstellar gas during its galactic journey," says co-author Dr Andrzej Czechows from the Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences. [b]Such clouds are of very low density - much lower than the best vacuum obtained in Earth labs.[/b] Once in, he says, the heliosphere will reform and may shrink a little and the level of cosmic radiation entering the magnetosphere may rise a bit - but that's all. [/quote] So the heliosphere will be slightly damaged and reform slightly smaller. Okay.

if the voyager probes were still operating by then I bet they'd get some damn interesting readings. Mayhap we'll send some similar probes out precisely for this event. We should make a Facepunch probe. I'm sure OIFY would know where to put it.

[QUOTE=Olinaj;22166519]In a vacuum. You realize that nothing will happen to Earth, right?[/QUOTE] How can you be so sure? If we lose our O-Zone layer we are fucked, and we will be melted away by the radiation in the vacuum from outer space!

[quote]Earth may be approaching super-hot gas cloud[/quote] Michael Moore :argh:

It'll fuck over any satellites from this era still in use then but the planet itself will be fine. [editline]04:16PM[/editline] [QUOTE=TH89;22166634]Michael Moore :argh:[/QUOTE] It's those damned smokers

Oh no! I don't want to loose my Astra!

It wont touch us, or our satellites, or anything within the inner solar system. The Heliosphere is way out past Pluto. The Voyager probes have just about reached it now. Learn To SolarSystem

I don't understand how we pass through 1000000oC gas and aren't effected.

[QUOTE=Kade;22166856]It wont touch us, or our satellites, or anything within the inner solar system. The Heliosphere is way out past Pluto. The Voyager probes have just about reached it now. Learn To SolarSystem[/QUOTE] But the radiation will, right?

[QUOTE=Kade;22166856]It wont touch us, or our satellites, or anything within the inner solar system. The Heliosphere is way out past Pluto. The Voyager probes have just about reached it now. Learn To SolarSystem[/QUOTE] The radiation will make it in further. Nice ninja there

[QUOTE=bugfix;22166258]Did you [I]really[/I] read the [I]whole[/I] article?[/QUOTE] Nobody complained about people who thought the failure on Voyager was caused by aliens :colbert: Why won't you let me make a little joke? :smith:

[QUOTE=Haxxer;22166919]But the radiation will, right?[/QUOTE] not much, maybe a bit, the vast majority will be deflected by the solar wind at the heliosphere, hence why it will shrink a bit (more pressure on it).

[QUOTE=Kade;22166567]if the voyager probes were still operating by then I bet they'd get some damn interesting readings. Mayhap we'll send some similar probes out precisely for this event. We should make a Facepunch probe. I'm sure OIFY would know where to put it.[/QUOTE] Facepunch Space Agency :unsmith:

[QUOTE=Eudoxia;22167220]Facepunch Space Agency :unsmith:[/QUOTE] Just turn off particle effects on your thrusters, they lag the server

Someone had too many baked beans.

[QUOTE=Aedan1;22167445]Someone had too many baked beans.[/QUOTE] Or you're just shitposting random things in random threads

[QUOTE=ComboTroop;22166575]How can you be so sure? If we lose our O-Zone layer we are fucked, and we will be melted away by the radiation in the vacuum from outer space![/QUOTE] Wasn't O-Zone the band that did that numa numa song?

I like how the OP didn't read his own article.

so stars frequently swim in eachother's farts. nice.

[QUOTE=wonkadonk;22167993]so stars frequently swim in eachother's farts. nice.[/QUOTE] How very poetic, I like it! :cool: