Miho Janvier: Lessons from a solar storm chaser
Miho Janvier: Lecciones de una cazadora de tormentas solares
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.
la calefacción prendida toda la noche.
none of them are working.
ni la cafetera ni la tele.
of a zombie apocalypse movie.
de una película de zombis apocalíptica.
in the Canadian province of Quebec,
de Quebec en marzo de 1989
nubes de partículas
de cuando en cuando,
in the neighborhood of an active star.
en la vecindad de una estrella activa.
to study these solar storms.
estudiar esas tormentas solares.
where they come from,
de dónde vienen,
on human societies,
sociedades humanas,
exploration age 50 years ago only,
del espacio, hace solo 50 años,
in our Solar System
nuestro sistema solar
that are coming from the Sun
de partículas que vienen del Sol
patterns here on Earth
global de la Tierra
affected by solar storms
afectado por tormentas solares
"huracanes del espacio".
the northern or southern lights,
del norte o del sur,
by our planet's natural shield,
por un escudo natural de nuestro planeta,
the magnetosphere
la magnetosfera
on the right side.
can still be responsible
pueden ser responsables
telecommunications and operations,
y operaciones de los satélites,
systems, such as GPS,
como el GPS,
de energía eléctrica.
on which us humans rely more and more.
los humanos dependemos más y más.
without a working cell phone --
mañana sin que funcionara el celular,
than the zombie apocalypse.
un apocalipsis de zombis.
constantemente,
the solar storms come from.
las tormentas solares.
of energy is being stored.
cantidad de energía.
hanging above the solar surface,
colgada por encima de la superficie solar,
atmosphere of the Sun,
atmósfera del Sol,
up to around 10 million degrees Kelvin.
a cerca de 10 millones de grados Kelvin.
por computadora
the behavior of these storms
de estas tormentas
of the story, though.
are moving in space,
se mueven por el espacio,
encounter space probes
en algún momento, sondas espaciales,
in order to explore other worlds.
para explorar otros mundos.
por ejemplo, los planetas,
for example, planets,
have been made
se han hecho
cosmic meteorological stations
estaciones meteorológicas cósmicas
of these space storms.
de estas tormentas espaciales.
gather and analyze this data
almacenamos y analizamos estos datos
locations of the Solar System.
del sistema solar.
shows that, actually,
muestra que, en realidad,
tienen una forma genérica,
as solar storms move away from the Sun.
las tormentas solares se alejan del Sol.
Esta es la clave
to predict space weather.
predicen el clima espacial.
with this beautiful image.
con esta hermosa imagen.
and its storms every day,
y a sus tormentas todos los días,
for this beautiful planet --
este hermoso planeta,
with an invisible magnetic shield
con un escudo magnético invisible
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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