![]() ![]() The message further claims that, “ Singapore TV announced on the news!” There is no television channel named Singapore TV. So, we will not know 00:30 to 03:30 AM at what place. Also, the time doesn’t come with a location stamp. Our search reveals that the message has been published by multiple users between 2014 to 2020. ![]() The message claims that cosmic rays are passing near to the earth today between 00:30 to 03:30 AM. There are no cosmic rays passing the earth suddenly on any day. Are cosmic rays passing near to earth today? They are made up of electrically charged, subatomic particles that crash into our atmosphere, where they are broken up and fall to Earth in even smaller fragments.”Ĭosmic rays are believed to not effect humans on earth but NASA monitors them for their possible effects on Earth’s electrical grid. An archived version of a similar post is here and a snapshot is given below: Fact Check What are Cosmic Rays?Īs per the website of NASA, cosmic rays are “form of radiation that is constantly raining down on us from space. Some of the users have added photos of space and planets along with it to make it look credible. The message reads – “ Tonight at 00:30 to 03:30am make sure to turn off your phone, cellular, tablet etc & put far away from your body! Singapore TV announced on the news! Please tell your family & friends! Tonight 12:30pm to 3:30am for our Planet will be very high radiation! Cosmic rays will pass close to Earth, So please turn off your cell phone! Do not leave your device close to your body, it can cause you terrible damage! Check Google & NASA BBC News! Send this message to all the people who matter to you! Thank you.“ We fact-check the claim and find that it is False. ![]() The message asks users to switch off mobile phones ‘today’ since cosmic rays will be passing close to the earth thereby causing high radiation. However, this image was captured with the European Southern Observatory’s Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, which is able to see through the dust due to its near-infrared observing capabilities.Īs a result, the telescope reveals the stellar sources of the reflection nebulae: at the centre of M78 are two supergiant stars, HD 38563A and HD 38563B, and at the centre of NGC 2071 is supergiant star HD 290861.Ī multitude of stars also surrounds the two nebulae in the image, including massive young blue specimens that glow incredibly brightly.Ĭooler red and yellow stars that have just begun forming will eventually grow in intensity to become like their blue companions, providing more light and energy to keep M78 and its nebula companion shining.A message has been put up on social media by various users over the last many years. Messier 78 can be seen in the centre of this image, while NGC 2071 is the cloud on the right.Įven if we could observe this region with our own eyes, most of what is seen here would be invisible to us, as the stellar light would be blocked on its way to Earth by thick swirls of space dust. Reflection nebulae are caused by the heat and energy of young stars illuminating clouds of gas and dust to create a beautiful glow. The next time you stare at the constellation of Orion with the naked eye, think of this image of reflection nebulae Messier 78 and NGC 2071.Īll this activity is occurring just above and to the left of the three stars that form the hunter’s belt, albeit out of the view of most observers! Getting to the sourceĮSO VISTA Telescope, 5 October 2016 Credit: ESO However, as the stars grow and age, many will eventually explode as supernovae or grow so massive that their strong stellar winds disperse the surrounding gas cloud, causing it to expand into space. Such regions can give birth to thousands of stars over millions of years and are incredibly active during this period. Radiation from these stars ionizes the hydrogen gas, leading astronomers to refer to cosmic clouds like N159 as ‘H II’ regions. These stars also emit streams of charged particles from their upper atmospheres called stellar winds, sculpting and shaping the surrounding gas and carving dark patches and filaments into it. The young stars glow with intense heat and emit ultraviolet light that illuminates the surrounding gas and makes it glow. Stretching over 150 lightyears across, N159 is a hotbed of star formation known as a stellar nursery because it contains all the right ingredients, such as cosmic gas and dust, needed for stars to form. Hubble Space Telescope, 5 September 2016 Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA ![]()
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