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Please respond to both discussion posts in the attachments. The original prompt is listed below

In this module, you will be required to make an initial post and respond to two of your peers or to your instructor.

For this discussion forum assignment, your writing will be focused on everyday space weather topics addressed in Modules 4 and 5, which will help you connect your readings to things that have happened or are happening in the world around you. Your posts should be interesting and well-written.

In this module, we are going to have a Get excited about Earth’s space environment and Earth’s Upper Atmosphere discussion. Here, the objective is for you to attempt to become more familiar with the Earths space environment and Earths upper atmosphere. You are encouraged to look for an article or news story/video that relates to one or more of the following topics (try to find an appropriate video):

• Magnetic Field
• Magnetosphere
• Van Allen radiation
• Magnetic reconnection
• Geomagnetic storm
• Satellite radio communication and navigation
• Ionosphere
• Aurora
• Photoionization
• Standard Solar Model

These are great topics; a few ideas should spring readily to mind based on your readings and other related course material. Additionally, you may wish to consider one of the resources below:

Do not use reference websites like Wikipedia. If you use a blog, you must thoroughly evaluate the credibility of the author.

Initial Post

Construct an engaging three-paragraph initial post. Each paragraph should be about 100 words and fulfill the following requirements:

• Paragraph 1: Briefly summarize the main points of the article or video in your own words.
• Paragraph 2: Discuss one or more specific ways that the article or video is directly tied to the concepts studied in this module.
• Paragraph 3: Provide your take on the relevance and importance of the article or video’s main points by providing personal points of view or related experiences.

Provide the exact web address that links directly to the article or video.

Note that you will not be able to see any of your classmates’ posts until after you have submitted your initial post.

Reply Posts

Respond to at least two posts of your instructor or peers. Each response should add thoughtfully and substantively to the discussion by covering two or more of the following areas:

• Elaborate with additional factual details from the module content or external resources.
• Provide an alternate perspective.
• Share a related experience (personal or professional).
• Ask a related question.