Your team will do some research to try to solve the mystery of what caused the events in January. Below are 10 possible “suspects” in the mystery. There is a corresponding information sheet for each of the 10. You may investigate them in any order.

1.        Satellites: Artificial satellites that orbit Earth do many jobs.  Check the condition of 14 satellites to see if they’ve been working properly.

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2.        Weather: Could bad weather be causing some of the problems? Check weather reports.

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3.        Unusual Lights In The Sky: Check reports of strange colored lights in the sky.

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4.        Nuclear Weapons: Nuclear bombs give off X-rays and gamma rays. Check military reports to see if any nuclear testing occurred.

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5.        Space Debris: Could “junk” in Earth’s orbit have damaged communication satellites?

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6.        Solar Wind: Solar wind is a steady flow of particles from the   Sun. Was the solar wind normal?

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7.        Solar Surface Activity: Sunspots are dark areas on the Sun’s surface. Flares are extremely bright areas that last only a few hours. Look at photographs of the Sun’s surface to check for patterns of sunspots and flares.

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8.        Earth’s Magnetosphere: Earth has a magnetic field around it. Check to see if the magnetosphere was normal.

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9.        Solar Flares In January: Solar flares are giant plumes emitted from the Sun. Check for unusual solar flare activity in January.

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10.        Solar Flares on January 25th: Was there any unusual solar    flare activity on January 25th?

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