2010: the sun illuminating the layer-cake of earth's atmospheres...

this remarkable photo, taken by the crew on-board the international space station
gives us a unique perspective of our globe (source: Gizmodo).
how very much like a bubble we are. well, check this out.
Back in the summer of 1962, the U.S. blew up a hydrogen bomb in outer space,
some 250 miles above the Pacific Ocean. It was a weapons test,
but one that created a man-made light show that has never been equaled
— and hopefully never will." -NPR Article
QUIZ: the H-bomb detonated in space interacted with
a) earth's ozone/atmosphere,
b) earth's belt of high-energy particles,
c) earth's magnetic field,
d) all of these.
D is correct. Hmmm. How was your fourth of july?
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