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NASA's LEXI Mission Will Explore Earth’s Magnetic Shield from the Moon
NASA is preparing for the launch of the Lunar Environment Heliospheric X-ray Imager (LEXI) aboard Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander, scheduled for January 15. The mission will observe Earth’s magnetosphere, capturing X-ray images that reveal how the planet's magnetic shield reacts to solar wind. This project could improve predictions of geoma...
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"Salsa's Last Dance": European Satellite Set To Re-Enter Earth After 24 years On This Date
After 24 years of providing valuable data on Earth's magnetic shield, the European Space Agency's (ESA) satellite named Salsa is set to re-enter the atmosphere on September 8.
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Earth's Poles Are Moving And Will Flip. Why Is That A Cause Of Worry
When such reversals happen, there comes a time when the magnetic shield shrinks to zero before growing again with the opposite polarity.
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Magnetism in Ancient Crystals Reveals the History of Earth’s Inner Core and How It Avoided Mars-Like Fate
Researchers from the University of Rochester, New York, have analysed ancient rock crystals to reveal two important dates in the history of the inner core of Earth. The first was 550 million years ago, when the magnetic field began to rejuvenate. The second important date was found to be 440 million years ago, when the structure of the growing inne...
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Spectacular Light Show Created in Sky Across US as Solar Storm Hits Earth
A moderately strong solar storm of G2 category hit Earth recently and created a spectacular light show for people in the US and other regions.
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Indian Scientists Detect Crack In Earth's Magnetic Shield
The world's largest and most sensitive cosmic ray monitor, located in India, has recorded a burst of galactic cosmic rays that indicates a crack in the Earth's magnetic shield, according to scientists.
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NASA's LEXI Mission Will Explore Earth’s Magnetic Shield from the Moon
NASA is preparing for the launch of the Lunar Environment Heliospheric X-ray Imager (LEXI) aboard Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander, scheduled for January 15. The mission will observe Earth’s magnetosphere, capturing X-ray images that reveal how the planet's magnetic shield reacts to solar wind. This project could improve predictions of geoma...
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"Salsa's Last Dance": European Satellite Set To Re-Enter Earth After 24 years On This Date
After 24 years of providing valuable data on Earth's magnetic shield, the European Space Agency's (ESA) satellite named Salsa is set to re-enter the atmosphere on September 8.
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Earth's Poles Are Moving And Will Flip. Why Is That A Cause Of Worry
When such reversals happen, there comes a time when the magnetic shield shrinks to zero before growing again with the opposite polarity.
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Magnetism in Ancient Crystals Reveals the History of Earth’s Inner Core and How It Avoided Mars-Like Fate
Researchers from the University of Rochester, New York, have analysed ancient rock crystals to reveal two important dates in the history of the inner core of Earth. The first was 550 million years ago, when the magnetic field began to rejuvenate. The second important date was found to be 440 million years ago, when the structure of the growing inne...
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Spectacular Light Show Created in Sky Across US as Solar Storm Hits Earth
A moderately strong solar storm of G2 category hit Earth recently and created a spectacular light show for people in the US and other regions.
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Indian Scientists Detect Crack In Earth's Magnetic Shield
The world's largest and most sensitive cosmic ray monitor, located in India, has recorded a burst of galactic cosmic rays that indicates a crack in the Earth's magnetic shield, according to scientists.
