What are the materials that are ejected from a coronal mass ejection?
-D.S. ANSWER: Hi! Great question! The material has nearly the same sbundance of elements as the sun itself – mostly protons (hydrogen) and helium nuclei. Heavier atoms are harder to accelerate because they are more massive. Dr. Sten Odenwald Solar Astronomer NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Earth’s Magnetic Field QUESTION: Do you know what an IMF is?? How does it affect space?? ANSWER: The IMF is the interplanetary magnetic field. This is the magnetic field in the solar atmosphere which is swept out by the solar wind into the space between the planets. The magnetic field makes a neat pattern in space called the ‘Parker Spiral’ caused by the solar rotation. The way the IMF affects space is that may particles travel along the field lines. Storms can occur when matter traveling along the IMF collides with a planets magnetosphere. Aimee Norton Solar Astronomer National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder Colorado Earth’s Magnetic Poles QUESTION: Does any harmful effect exist for the
