{"id":57914,"date":"2024-05-02T09:54:34","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T09:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/371c40cd-5cc2-4993-aa2a-c90d8a3dce89"},"modified":"2024-05-02T10:08:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T10:08:22","slug":"how-will-solar-storms-affect-future-mars-astronauts-thats-what-two-nasa-spacecraft-are-hoping-to-find-out","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/how-will-solar-storms-affect-future-mars-astronauts-thats-what-two-nasa-spacecraft-are-hoping-to-find-out\/","title":{"rendered":"How will solar storms affect future Mars astronauts? That’s what two NASA spacecraft are hoping to find out"},"content":{"rendered":"

Solar maximum provides an opportunity to study the effects of an active Sun on the surface of Mars. <\/p>

By Iain Todd\n <\/p>

Published: Thursday, 02 May 2024 at 09:54 AM<\/p>

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As the Sun becomes more active, more solar storms occur on its surface, releasing powerful bursts of radiation that hit the planets of the Solar System.<\/p>

Earth has a magnetic field<\/a> that, for the most part, shields us from the extreme effects of solar storms, but Mars lost its global magnetic field long ago, so how can future astronauts on Mars hope to be protected?<\/p>