How Solar Flares Affect Earth
- Written by:
- Kathalina Tran
- Scientific consulting by:
- Laura Hayes
- Produced by:
- Genna Duberstein
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A team of scientists —led by Laura Hayes, a solar physicist who splits her time between NASA Goddard and Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland— investigated a connection between solar flares and Earth’s atmosphere. They discovered pulses in the electrified layer of the atmosphere—called the ionosphere—mirrored X-ray oscillations during a July 24, 2016 flare.
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Science writer
- Kathalina Tran (SGT) [Lead]
Scientists
- Laura Hayes (Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland) [Lead]
- Jack Ireland (ADNET)
Producer
- Genna Duberstein (ADNET) [Lead]
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