Comments on: Bubbles of Magnetism at the End of the Solar System http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2011/06/bubbles-of-magnetism-at-the-end-of-the-solar-system/ Ideas, innovations and discoveries from the world of science Thu, 23 May 2013 01:28:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Norman F.Ness http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2011/06/bubbles-of-magnetism-at-the-end-of-the-solar-system/comment-page-1/#comment-6716 Norman F.Ness Sun, 06 May 2012 21:35:29 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=6760#comment-6716 This is pure fantasy. No one has ever properly defined a "magnetic bubble". Think about it, just for a micro-second, if you are a physicist. As for foamy, perhaps the author using this term is not well informed about cavitation of fluids, be they fluid or gaseous from specially blad.es This is pure fantasy. No one has ever properly defined a “magnetic bubble”. Think about it, just for a micro-second, if you are a physicist. As for foamy, perhaps the author using this term is not well informed about cavitation of fluids, be they fluid or gaseous from specially blad.es

]]> By: Al Fin http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2011/06/bubbles-of-magnetism-at-the-end-of-the-solar-system/comment-page-1/#comment-4550 Al Fin Wed, 15 Jun 2011 16:02:03 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=6760#comment-4550 Amazing. Given the newfound importance of cosmic rays on global climate (see CERN CLOUD etc) these findings are likely to impact future predictions of global climate, once we learn more. As it stands, what we don't know that we don't know about global climate comprises roughly 90% or more of all that could possibly be known about climate itself. Very difficult to make predictions under those conditions of abject ignorance. Amazing. Given the newfound importance of cosmic rays on global climate (see CERN CLOUD etc) these findings are likely to impact future predictions of global climate, once we learn more.

As it stands, what we don’t know that we don’t know about global climate comprises roughly 90% or more of all that could possibly be known about climate itself. Very difficult to make predictions under those conditions of abject ignorance.

]]> By: james http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2011/06/bubbles-of-magnetism-at-the-end-of-the-solar-system/comment-page-1/#comment-4547 james Wed, 15 Jun 2011 08:30:41 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=6760#comment-4547 Had I the power, I would launch probes ninety degrees parallel to our solar system. Up or down from the plane of our system to escape and realize things from the center of the sun outward, both directions. Gobs of power or trajectory planning would be needed from here, to get there, but once there, it would be like sitting in the center of a merry-go-round or a turntable, from what is understood. Much could be realized from that angle. Thinking there could be a stationary solar system platform to remain within for much observation without the effects of what is known about energy's within the plane. Had I the power, I would launch probes ninety degrees parallel to our solar system. Up or down from the plane of our system to escape and realize things from the center of the sun outward, both directions. Gobs of power or trajectory planning would be needed from here, to get there, but once there, it would be like sitting in the center of a merry-go-round or a turntable, from what is understood. Much could be realized from that angle. Thinking there could be a stationary solar system platform to remain within for much observation without the effects of what is known about energy’s within the plane.

]]> By: John http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2011/06/bubbles-of-magnetism-at-the-end-of-the-solar-system/comment-page-1/#comment-4538 John Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:30:54 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=6760#comment-4538 Spinning is rotation around an internal axis, orbiting is moving around something (like the Earth around the sun). The Earth does both. Spinning is rotation around an internal axis, orbiting is moving around something (like the Earth around the sun). The Earth does both.

]]> By: Sarah Zielinski http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2011/06/bubbles-of-magnetism-at-the-end-of-the-solar-system/comment-page-1/#comment-4537 Sarah Zielinski Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:58:43 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=6760#comment-4537 The Sun spins, but not quite like Earth; it spins faster at its equator than at its poles. The Sun spins, but not quite like Earth; it spins faster at its equator than at its poles.

]]> By: Harnit http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2011/06/bubbles-of-magnetism-at-the-end-of-the-solar-system/comment-page-1/#comment-4535 Harnit Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:36:51 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=6760#comment-4535 The Sun doesn't spin. It stays in one place. Or so I remember that it does. The Sun doesn’t spin. It stays in one place. Or so I remember that it does.

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