Pioneer 8 was the third in a sequence of solar-orbiting satellites that NASA launched to watch issues just like the solar wind, the sun’s magnetic fields and cosmic rays, or high-energy particles from outdoors the solar system.
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The Pioneer missions supplied the world’s first community of satellites that would monitor space climate and solar storms, which might trigger superb auroras on Earth, however also can trigger some issues.
Space weather occasions can scramble satellite communication programs on Earth and even harm energy grids.
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