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NASA Is Tracking a Massive Anomaly in Earth’s Magnetic Field — And It’s Getting Worse
A vast and evolving anomaly in Earth’s magnetic field, situated above South America and the southern Atlantic Ocean, ...
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The solar wind, explained
So understanding the precise structure and dynamics and evolution of the solar wind is crucial for civilization as a whole.” Normally, Earth’s magnetic field shields us from most of these particles.
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As spring equinox nears, look for the northern lights: We explain why
As we near the spring equinox, also known as the vernal equinox, on March 20, the Earth's magnetic field and solar wind align, creating an increased chance of seeing the colorful auroras in the ...
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What Auroras Look Like On Other Planets In Our Solar System
Read more: The Characteristics Of The Eight Planets While Earth's auroras result from solar wind particles being guided to the poles by our planet's magnetic field, scientists have discovered that ...
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The aurora – a spectacular display in polar skies
The polar regions play a special role in the formation of the Northern Lights due to the shape of Earth's magnetic field. Solar wind particles are deflected along magnetic field lines that run ...
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Past, Present and Future Of Multispacecraft Measurements For Space Physics
Multi-spacecraft scientific missions for space physics have been flown since the 1960s with early missions such as IMP, VELA, ...
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A 'hole' 30 times Earth's size has spread across the sun, blasting solar winds that'll hit our planet by end of this week
A giant, black region of the sun — called a coronal hole — was spotted on Monday by NASA's Solar Dynamics ... high-speed wind reaches Earth, the particles and the magnetic field it carries ...