Miho Janvier: Lessons from a solar storm chaser
Miho Janvier: Lessen van een zonnestormjager
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.
stond de hele nacht aan.
none of them are working.
en de tv niet. Niets werkt.
of a zombie apocalypse movie.
van een apocalyptische zombiefilm.
in the Canadian province of Quebec,
Québec in maart 1989,
enorme wolken met deeltjes
in the neighborhood of an active star.
aan de nabijheid van een actieve ster.
to study these solar storms.
om deze zonnestormen te bestuderen.
where they come from,
waar ze vandaan komen,
on human societies,
gemeenschap te verzachten,
exploration age 50 years ago only,
zo'n 50 jaar geleden,
in de ruimte zonden aan
in our Solar System
in ons zonnestelsel
that are coming from the Sun
van zonnedeeltjes
patterns here on Earth
als windpatronen op Aarde
affected by solar storms
beïnvloed worden door zonnestormen.
van de ruimte verstoren.
the northern or southern lights,
of zuiderlicht gecreëerd,
by our planet's natural shield,
schild van onze planeet.
the magnetosphere
die we de magnetosfeer noemen
on the right side.
can still be responsible
verantwoordelijk zijn
telecommunications and operations,
en werking van satellieten.
systems, such as GPS,
kan verstoord worden.
on which us humans rely more and more.
waar wij mensen op rekenen.
without a working cell phone --
en je gsm werkt niet,
than the zombie apocalypse.
dan de zombie apocalyps.
the solar storms come from.
de zonnestormen afkomstig zijn.
of energy is being stored.
energie wordt opgeslagen.
hanging above the solar surface,
het zonneoppervlak hangt,
atmosphere of the Sun,
van de zon sturen,
up to around 10 million degrees Kelvin.
bijna 10 miljoen graden Kelvin bereikt.
the behavior of these storms
te analyseren en te voorspellen
of the story, though.
een deel van het verhaal.
are moving in space,
in de ruimte bewegen,
encounter space probes
in aanraking komen met ruimtesondes
in order to explore other worlds.
om andere werelden te onderzoeken.
for example, planets,
have been made
onderzoeken werden gemaakt,
cosmic meteorological stations
kleine kosmische meteorologische posten
of these space storms.
ruimtestormen controleren.
gather and analyze this data
verzamel en analyseer ik deze data
locations of the Solar System.
in het zonnestelsel komt.
shows that, actually,
en dat deze vorm verandert
as solar storms move away from the Sun.
verder wegdrijven van de zon.
to predict space weather.
om ruimteweer te voorspellen.
with this beautiful image.
graag dit mooie voorbeeld laten zien.
and its storms every day,
elke dag bestudeer,
for this beautiful planet --
voor deze prachtige planeet --
with an invisible magnetic shield
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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