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Hoax Alert: Cosmic Rays from
Mars Entering Earth
There have been rumors
circulating that cosmic rays
from Mars are entering Earth
tonight so we need to switch
off our phones, or put them
away from us.
Tonight 12:30 am to 3:30 am
cosmo rays entering earth from
mars. So switch off your mobile
at night. Don’t keep your cell
with you & put it away while
you are sleeping because they
are too much dangerous rays:
NASA informs BBC NEWS. Pls
spread this news.
The message above is clearly
nothing more than just another
HOAX. I don’t know why people
are circulating panic messages
such as this to disturb the lives
of other people. From what I
have noticed, this message has
been circulating since 2008 and
it suddenly reappeared today, 6
April 2012. I also received text
messages containing this false
information and saw similar
Facebook posts.
I did my own research and I
have found no credible reports
that confirm the claims in the
warning message. There are no
references to such a threat listed
on credible scientific websites. I
also checked the NASA and BBC
news today to see if they have
posted something like this.
Fortunately, both have never
said such a thing and will never
probably produce a similar
baseless statement.
Despite the claim in the
message, there are several
reasons to say that this
information is untrue.
First, Mars could not emit
harmful radiation because it is
not a star. Cosmic rays are
emitted by stars. i.e bodies that
are undergoing nuclear
reactions that is fusion (as
occurs in our sun) or fission (as
occurs in nuclear reactors). Mars
is neither. It is a planet that just
reflects sunlight. It cannot emit
cosmic radiation.
Next, with regards to these rays
the earth’s atmosphere is
capable of taking care of them
so no need to worry. The
magnetosphere absorbs and
protects us from the sun’s
harmful radiation. Whatever
remains is too feeble to affect
any thing as far as earth.
The Earth’s magnetosphere
prevents most of the particles
from the Sun, carried in the solar
wind, from hitting the Earth.
Image credit: milesmathis.com
Another thing is that we are
actually hit by cosmic rays
every day — all day (and night
too). If it was going to hurt your
cell, then it would have already
fried it by now.
Sometimes magnetic storms on
the sun will fry the electronics
of satellites in orbit, and may
also blow out the power grid in
high latitudes near the Earth’s
magnetic poles, but other than
static, I don’t see what it might
do to your cell phones.
So, to anyone who will receive
this kind of message, please
think it over and help educate
others. Spreading dubious and
unsubstantiated warnings such
as this is counterproductive and
is unlikely to help anyone.
Learn more about cosmic rays
from NASA website.

MY PHONE WAS ON ALLL THROUGH,DID NOT SEE ANY RAY.ACTUALLY CHECKED BBC AND NASA WEBSITE S,DID NOT SEE SUCH ALERT.SO,I KEPT MY PHONE ON,TO SEE MAYBE I CAN CATCH THE RAY RED HANDED.BUT,ARE YOU SURE IT IS NOT MTN THAT IS SPREADING THIS RUMOUR TO DISCOURAGE ADDICTED MIDNIGHT FREE CALLERS

infact i 2goed tru awt last nyte.. D cosmic rays rumourz na wash!