A Giant Interstellar Cloud May Have Caused Quaternary Ice Age 19JUN2024

A Giant Interstellar Cloud May Have Caused Quaternary Ice Age

A Giant Interstellar Cloud May Have Once
Enveloped Earth, Potentially Causing Ice Ages.
Astronomers suggest this cold, dense cloud
compressed our sun’s protective field between
two and three million years ago, leaving the
Earth exposed to cosmic material
Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, June 14, 2024
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-giant-interstellar-cloud-may-have-once-enveloped-earth-potentially-causing-ice-ages-180984529/


The Solar System May Have Passed through
Dense Interstellar Cloud 2 Million Years Ago,
Altering Earth’s Climate, Boston University, June 14, 2024
https://www.bu.edu/articles/2024/the-solar-system-may-have-passed-through-interstellar-clouds/


The open access paper is:

Opher, M., Loeb, A. and Peek, J.E.G., 2024.
A possible direct exposure of the Earth to the
cold dense interstellar medium 2–3 Myr ago.
Nature Astronomy, pp.1-8.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-024-02279-8

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-024-02279-8


Yours,

Paul H.