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Singing in Space: Listening to Earth’s “Chorus”

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Forget what space horror films have told you. In space, they may not be able to hear you scream, but you can hear earth “sing.” Ham radio users have been listening to earth’s “song”–known as “chorus”–for years. And chorus may be responsible for killer electrons that can sometimes become dangerous. 


NASA explains in this video:

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