Miho Janvier: Lessons from a solar storm chaser
Miho Janvier: Lecții de la un vânător de furtuni solare
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.
încălzitorul pornit toată noaptea.
none of them are working.
niciunul dintre ele nu funcționează.
să se fi oprit.
of a zombie apocalypse movie.
a unui film apocaliptic cu zombie.
in the Canadian province of Quebec,
în provincia canadiană Quebec,
nu a mai funcționat.
de particule
in the neighborhood of an active star.
în vecinătatea unei astru activ.
to study these solar storms.
să studiez aceste furtuni solare.
„vânătorul de furtuni solare"
where they come from,
de unde provin ele,
on human societies,
asupra societății umane,
exploration age 50 years ago only,
a spațiului, acum 50 de ani doar,
in our Solar System
din sistemul nostru solar
that are coming from the Sun
de particule ce provin de la Soare
patterns here on Earth
de aici de pe Pământ
affected by solar storms
afectat de furtunile solare
„uraganele spațiului”.
the northern or southern lights,
sau aurora astrală,
by our planet's natural shield,
de scutul natural al planetei noastre,
the magnetosphere
magnetosferă
on the right side.
în partea dreaptă.
can still be responsible
pot fi în continuare responsabile
telecommunications and operations,
și a operațiunilor prin satelit,
systems, such as GPS,
precum GPS-ul,
on which us humans rely more and more.
oamenii, ne bazăm din ce în ce mai mult.
without a working cell phone --
fără un telefon mobil funcțional -
than the zombie apocalypse.
decât apocalipsa zombie.
the solar storms come from.
of energy is being stored.
o cantitate enormă de energie.
hanging above the solar surface,
ce atârnă deasupra suprafeței solare,
atmosphere of the Sun,
up to around 10 million degrees Kelvin.
aproximativ 10 milioane de grade Kelvin.
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the behavior of these storms
comportamentul acestor furtuni
of the story, though.
doar o parte din poveste.
are moving in space,
se mișcă în spațiu,
encounter space probes
în mod inevitabil, cu sondele spațiale
in order to explore other worlds.
pentru a explora alte lumi.
for example, planets,
de exemplu, planete,
have been made
au fost făcute
cosmic meteorological stations
meteorologice cosmice
of these space storms.
acestor furtuni spațiale.
gather and analyze this data
adunăm și analizăm aceste date
locations of the Solar System.
ale Sistemului Solar.
shows that, actually,
arată că, de fapt,
as solar storms move away from the Sun.
furtunile solare se îndepărtează de Soare.
to predict space weather.
de instrumente ce prezic vremea în spațiu.
with this beautiful image.
cu această imagine frumoasă.
and its storms every day,
și furtunile lui în fiecare zi,
for this beautiful planet --
pentru această planetă frumoasă -
with an invisible magnetic shield
cu un scut magnetic invizibil,
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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