Engineers think the problem was caused by a cosmic ray or solar particle that hit the spacecraft's electronics.

工程师们认为这个问题是由于宇宙射线或者太阳粒子击中飞船的电子设备所引起的。

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Thomas Borak: There is concern that they would develop a cancer if they're exposed while they're outside of their space vehicle to a solar particle event.

汤姆斯·博拉克：如果宇航员出太空舱活动暴露在大阳粒子辐射下，他们很可能会患上癌症。

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It is shown that the TEC variation is associated with the local time the solar perturbing occurred and the coupling of the ionospheric particles of high latitude with the solar particle.

由此看出，磁暴期间电离层tec的变化直接与太阳扰动发生的时间及其对高纬电离层的耦合有关。

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"A 5mm (0.2 inches) particle striking a large solar array is likely to have a very little long-lasting effect, but such an object hitting the main body of a satellite could cause a vital component to fail, " he said.

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Thanks to scientists working on particle acceleration at CERN, the Geneva International Airport is the proud owner of a new array of solar panels that will form one of the largest solar energy systems in Switzerland.

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