Dangerous electron and protons are not able to penetrate down to Earth's surface but are forced to move around it by the magnetic field.
Earth responds to the changing sun - this response is known as Space Weather.
The corona is unstable, producing the solar wind, flares and coronal mass ejections.
Billions of tons erupting at millions of miles an hour.
Variations in the space environment between the sun and Earth that impact systems in orbit and on Earth.
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