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Dilbert
Nov13-04, 03:56 PM
sorry if this sounds like a very stupid question but it was hard finding the information that i was looking for.

The sun emits x-rays.
Does those x-rays "travel" (get through the atmosphere) to earth? Dont know.
If so, Then how strong is the X-Ray here on earth?

Pandemonium
Nov13-04, 08:01 PM
As far as I understand, X-rays from outer space that reaches Earth are mostly absorbed by the atmosphere. That's why most cosmic X-ray detectors are out there in the satellites so as to collect more data.