Channel: Joe Scott

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Description: Visit brilliant.org/answerswithjoe to start learning STEM for free, and the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual premium subscription. There's an area of space called the South Atlantic Anomaly, or the SAA, where the Earth's magnetic field is significantly weaker, allowing solar and cosmic radiation dangerously close to the atmosphere. From the beginning of the space age, it has caused issues with satellites and astronauts as they passed through it, with some satellites actually being destroyed because of it. But... why is it there? What causes it? And should we be concerned about it? Want to support the channel? Here's how: Patreon: patreon.com/answerswithjoe Channel Memberships: youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join T-Shirts & Merch: answerswithjoe.com/store Check out my 2nd channel, Joe Scott TMI: youtube.com/channel/UCqi721JsXlf0wq3Z_cNA_Ew You can listen to my podcast, Conversations With Joe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify 👉 spoti.fi/37iPGzF Apple Podcasts 👉 apple.co/3j94kfq Google Podcasts 👉 bit.ly/3qZCo1V Interested in getting a Tesla or going solar? Use my referral link and get discounts and perks: ts.la/joe74700 Follow me at all my places! Instagram: instagram.com/answerswithjoe TikTok: tiktok.com/@answerswithjoe Facebook: facebook.com/answerswithjoe Twitter: twitter.com/answerswithjoe LINKS LINKS LINKS: science.thewire.in/the-sciences/earth-magnetic-field-south-atlantic-anomaly-solar-storms popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a32702425/magnetic-field-anomaly intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/programmable/support-resources/quality/seu.html sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/single-event-upset usgs.gov/landsat-missions/single-event-upset scitechdaily.com/new-hubblecast-video-explores-south-atlantic-anomaly theconversation.com/how-much-radiation-damage-do-astronauts-really-suffer-in-space-60475 bbc.com/future/article/20180208-what-its-like-in-the-bermuda-triangle-of-space livescience.com/65878-astronauts-cancer-space-radiation-risk.html spacenews.com/report-backs-nasa-proposal-to-change-astronaut-radiation-exposure-limits jstor.org/stable/1740834 solarpathfinder.com/magnetic ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/GeomagneticPoles.shtml jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/comparison-between-the-geographic-poles-and-magnetic-poles-of-the-earth-1554900577-1 livescience.com/earth-core-superionic businessinsider.com/magnetic-field-weak-spot-linked-pieces-planet-inside-earth-2021-4 sciencealert.com/mysterious-anomaly-weakening-earth-s-magnetic-field-seems-to-be-splitting-into-two TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:05 - What is the South Atlantic Anomaly? 3:03 - Single Event Upsets 4:56 - JAXA's Hitomi mission failure 5:44 - How the SAA affects astronauts 7:27 - What causes the SAA? 9:36 - They Theia Connection (maybe) 10:17 - The weakening magnetic field