Miho Janvier: Lessons from a solar storm chaser
Miho Janvier: Erkenntnisse einer "Sonnensturmjägerin"
TED Fellow Miho Janvier studies the the Sun -- in particular the origin of phenomena called "solar storms" which can impact planets in the solar system. Full bio
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you left the heater on all night.
die Heizung auch über Nacht an.
nichts funktioniert.
none of them are working.
ebenso aufgehört zu haben.
eines apokalyptischen Zombie-Filmes.
of a zombie apocalypse movie.
in der Provinz von Quebec, geschehen,
in the Canadian province of Quebec,
in the neighborhood of an active star.
einen aktiven Stern als Nachbarn haben.
to study these solar storms.
diese Sonnenstürme zu studieren.
where they come from,
das Verstehen derer Ursprünge,
on human societies,
Gesellschaft, zu mindern,
exploration age 50 years ago only,
der Weltraumforschung, vor nur 50 Jahren,
in das Weltall sandten, offenbart,
in our Solar System
Teilchenstrahl der Sonne baden,
that are coming from the Sun
patterns here on Earth
affected by solar storms
von Sonnenstürmen beeinträchtigt.
und südlichen Polarlichter erzeugt.
the northern or southern lights,
unseres Planeten geschützt;
by our planet's natural shield,
the magnetosphere
Die Magnetosphäre.
on the right side.
can still be responsible
telekommunikation und -tätigkeiten,
telecommunications and operations,
Navigationssystemen, wie zum Beispiel GPS,
systems, such as GPS,
verantwortlich sein.
on which us humans rely more and more.
Menschen, mehr und mehr angewiesen sind.
und ihr Handy funktioniert nicht --
without a working cell phone --
than the zombie apocalypse.
als eine Zombie-Apokalypse.
the solar storms come from.
of energy is being stored.
aus der solaren Oberfläche herausragt,
hanging above the solar surface,
atmosphere of the Sun,
Sonnenatmosphäre senden,
10 Millionen Grad Kelvin herrschen.
up to around 10 million degrees Kelvin.
ihre Verhalten zu prognostizieren,
the behavior of these storms
ihrer Geburt auf der Sonne.
of the story, though.
are moving in space,
encounter space probes
auf Raumsonden treffen,
in order to explore other worlds.
um andere Welten zu entdecken.
for example, planets,
zum Beispiel Planeten,
have been made
Fragestellungen gebaut wurden,
cosmic meteorological stations
kosmische Wetterstationen
der Stürme im Weltall.
of these space storms.
sammeln und analysieren diese Werte,
gather and analyze this data
locations of the Solar System.
des Solarsystems kommen.
shows that, actually,
as solar storms move away from the Sun.
der Entfernung von der Sonne verändert.
to predict space weather.
Prognoseinstrumenten für Weltraumwetter.
wunderschönen Bild verabschieden.
with this beautiful image.
and its storms every day,
und ihre Stürme studiere,
for this beautiful planet --
für diesen wunderschönen Planeten haben --
with an invisible magnetic shield
mit einem unsichtbaren Magnetschutzschild
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Miho Janvier - Space physicistTED Fellow Miho Janvier studies the the Sun -- in particular the origin of phenomena called "solar storms" which can impact planets in the solar system.
Why you should listen
Miho Janvier is a space physicist at the Institut d’Astrophysique Spatiale, France. Her work focuses on the understanding of when solar flares occur, how solar storms travel in space and how they impact planetary environments in the solar system and other star systems. In a nutshell, she works towards a better prediction of "space weather," with a goal of better understanding the influence of the Sun's activity on human societies. She uses data from space missions from NASA, ESA and JAXA as well as develop 3D computer models of solar eruptions.
Janvier is involved as the deputy project scientist on the instrument SPICE as well as a scientific co-Investigator on the instrument EUI on board Solar Orbiter, the next European Space Agency mission to explore the winds and storms coming out from the Sun. Her passion for astrophysics and science communication has led her to partner with the movie production company TreeHouse Digital Ltd to develop a 360 degrees experience of a solar storm using science data and VFX. This video runs in virtual reality headsets such as the Oculus Rift or Youtube 360, with a goal of educating the public about space science.
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