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Comment Earth's Magnetic Field Weakening? (Score 1) 288

Spaceweather.com had an article on 07/31/2020 "SPACE WEATHER BALLOON DATA" that suggested that a possible explanation for the increasing trend in high altitude radiation being measured was the weakening of the Earth's magnetic field. The result would be more high energy particles entering out atmosphere - would this be a cause for increasing temperatures?

Comment NASA TV .... (Score 1) 135

I happened to be watch the post-launch coverage of this launch. The images were taken inside the Russian Command Center near Moscow and showing the orbital graphics on the room's main monitor. The NASA reporter mentioned that the "telemetry after launch was reported to be fuzzy" and he was told the third-stage booster shut off / ejected early.

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