Controversy surrounding the Sun can cause birth defects on Earth

Researchers have discovered "strange connections" between cosmic rays with human mutants, making them suspect the Sun could cause birth defects on Earth.

Can the sun cause birth defects on Earth?

Cosmic rays are pouring down on Earth every day like never-ending showers. We can recognize the presence of these high-energy particles, which originate from the outbreaks of the Sun, when they create Northern aurora or destroy the electric network on Earth.

Over the years, a series of studies have shown that, in high doses, these cosmic rays can permanently destroy human DNA, causing birth defects.

Currently, a study funded by the US Aerospace Agency (NASA) found that radiation from the Sun's outbreaks was too weak to damage cells on Earth. But the team added that their calculations could be inaccurate data.

The new study, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research, focuses on two other studies that all examine the relationship between cosmic rays and the rate of birth defects in humans.

The first study entitled "Similarities between fluctuations in human life expectancy with black streaks in the Sun", published by David Juckett and Barnett Rosenberg 20 years ago. They discovered an interesting correlation between the level of activity of the Sun at birth and the lifespan of humans, in which the decline of the sun's activity leads to higher human longevity.

The second study by expert Natalia Belisheva of the Kola Institute of Science found a similar relationship between sun particle incidents with birth defects.

"We calculated how the radiation approached the ground and found it too small to explain birth defects on Earth," said Adrian Melott, professor of astrophysics at the University of Kansas (USA). ), to speak.

Mr. Mellot likened the amount of radiation from cosmic incidents to dental X-rays. According to him, there is a need to have 1,000 times more radiation to cause any major damage.

" We have a contradiction. Our estimates imply that the radiation on the ground from these solar incidents is very small. But the test evidence reveals, something is going on, We don't understand this, something that people don't know is an indicator of an interesting scientific problem , " said Melott.

This expert emphasized, though cosmic rays may be more dangerous than long-term thinking, but we do not need to worry. He said that humanity living with them and the Sun storms could be more dangerous for those residing in the high latitudes of the Earth.