{"id":197720,"date":"2021-03-09T17:00:20","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T14:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-first-ever-space-hurricane-has-been-spotted-above-earth\/"},"modified":"2021-03-09T17:00:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T14:00:20","slug":"the-first-ever-space-hurricane-has-been-spotted-above-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-first-ever-space-hurricane-has-been-spotted-above-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"#The first-ever \u2018space hurricane\u2019 has been spotted above Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2729cee2688\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2729cee2688\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-first-ever-space-hurricane-has-been-spotted-above-earth\/#You_are%E2%80%A6_like_a_space_hurricane%E2%80%A6\" >You are\u2026 like a space hurricane\u2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The first-ever \u2018space hurricane\u2019 has been spotted above Earth<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2021\/03\/1-copy-13-796x417.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"9e5e\" class=\"gy gz dt ha b hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs ht hu hv dl eq\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Hurricanes are well-familiar to the inhabitants of Earth, especially those in areas prone to blustery conditions. But, these terrestrial tempests are not the only form hurricanes can take.<\/p>\n<p id=\"f003\" class=\"gy gz dt ha b hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs ht hu hv dl eq\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Now, new observations show a space hurricane for the first time in the ionosphere, sitting within the upper regions of the atmosphere of Earth where gases are ionized by radiation from the Sun.<\/p>\n<p id=\"d9ff\" class=\"gy gz dt ha b hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs ht hu hv dl eq\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Satellite observations taken by four satellites in August 2014 show a <span style=\"background-color: rgba(46, 146, 255, 0.2);\">long-lasting<\/span>\u00a0space hurricane over the North Pole of<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ck iz\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-cosmic-companion\/did-a-massive-asteroid-bring-an-end-to-snowball-earth-63f8bd526ec?source=friends_link&amp;sk=67c5d49d3184bddc60aa02d445027d9d\">Earth<\/a>. This tempest formed during a time when the magnetic field of our planet was relatively quiet.<\/p>\n<p id=\"a66a\" class=\"gy gz dt ha b hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs ht hu hv dl eq\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">A 3D map of the space hurricane, 1,000 kilometers (625 miles) in diameter, showed the storm dumping vast quantities of electrons toward the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ck iz\" href=\"https:\/\/thecosmiccompanion.net\/watching-gravitational-waves-move-the-earth\/\">Earth<\/a>. The storm, which rotated counter-clockwise and had multiple spiral arms, lasted about eight hours before dissipating.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2149\" class=\"gy gz dt ha b hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs ht hu hv dl eq\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">\u201cUntil now, it was uncertain that space plasma hurricanes even existed, so to prove this with such a striking observation is incredible\u2026 Tropical storms are associated with huge amounts of energy, and these space hurricanes must be created by unusually large and rapid transfer of solar wind energy and charged particles into the Earth\u2019s upper atmosphere,\u201d explains<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ck iz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reading.ac.uk\/news-and-events\/releases\/PR854520.aspx\">Mike Lockwood<\/a>, space scientist at the University of Reading.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"9556\" class=\"ja jb dt ce jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj jk jl jm jn jo jp jq jr js jt ju jv jw jx eq\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_are%E2%80%A6_like_a_space_hurricane%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>You are\u2026 like a space hurricane\u2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"jy jz ka\">\n<p id=\"43dc\" class=\"gy gz hx ha b hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs ht hu hv dl eq\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">\u201cA drop in the ocean has no fear of a hurricane\u201d \u2014 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"ebc9\" class=\"gy gz dt ha b hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs ht hu hv dl eq\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Hurricanes form when warm, wet air over oceans rise, creating a low-pressure system over the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ck iz\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9Q4fDVMPiIY\">water<\/a>. Air rushes in to fill the low-pressure region, resulting in high winds and clouds, which often results in heavy rains.<\/p>\n<p id=\"e2e0\" class=\"gy gz dt ha b hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs ht hu hv dl eq\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">\u201cA hurricane is clearly associated with strong energy and mass transportation, so a hurricane in Earth\u2019s upper atmosphere must be violent and efficiently transfer solar wind\/magnetosphere energy and momentum into the Earth\u2019s ionosphere,\u201d researchers describe in an article published in<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ck iz\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-021-21459-y\"><em class=\"hx\">Nature Communications<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7d7e\" class=\"gy gz dt ha b hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs ht hu hv dl eq\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Together with their familiar cousins here at home, hurricanes have been seen on bodies in our own solar system.<\/p>\n<p id=\"873a\" class=\"gy gz dt ha b hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs ht hu hv dl eq\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">\u201c[A]stronomers have spotted hurricanes on Mars, and Saturn, and Jupiter, which are similar to terrestrial hurricanes in the low atmosphere. There are also solar gases swirling in monstrous formations deep within the sun\u2019s atmosphere, called solar tornadoes with widths of several Earth radii,\u201d<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ck iz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.en.sdu.edu.cn\/info\/1018\/3942.htm\">Shandong University<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>reports.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1ba8\" class=\"gy gz dt ha b hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs ht hu hv dl eq\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Astronomers know of more than 4,400 exoplanets orbiting stars other than the Sun. Many of these, like planets in our own solar system, are expected to possess magnetic fields and plasma in their atmospheres, suggesting space hurricanes could be common around the Cosmos. The fact that this high-altitude tempest formed when geomagnetic activity was low increases the odds that this phenomenon would form on other<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ck iz\" href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/the-cosmic-companion\/episodes\/Magnetic-Fields-of-Exoplanets---Dr--Jake-Turner--Cornell-Unv----The-Cosmic-Companion-Jan-12--2021-eose3r\">exoplanets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"b24e\" class=\"gy gz dt ha b hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs ht hu hv dl eq\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">We are just now on the technological cusp of being able to explore the atmospheres of other worlds. This space hurricane here on Earth could provide us a sneak preview of what life is like on<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ck iz\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-cosmic-companion\/meet-the-extreme-exoplanet-toi-561-b-7d3675c2d6c8?source=friends_link&amp;sk=cb77b3ce243ecea7b732d0fd7551610d\">distant planets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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