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Earth's Shields Protect Life from the Sun on 'One Strange Rock'
Description: Planet Earth and the life it contains wouldn't exist if it weren't for the sun. But the sun also poses a serious threat to life, by constantly spewing harmful radiation into the solar system. Exactly how life on Earth managed to survive and thrive in the face of this danger is the subject of a new episode of "One Strange Rock," which airs on the National Geographic Channel. [Source: Space.com News]
URL: https://www.space.com/40236-earth-shields-protect-life-from-sun-one-strange-rock.html
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Source: Space.com News
Publish Date: 4/9/2018
Reading Level: Basic
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