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NASA’s Geotail Mission Operations Come to an End After 30 Years

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After 30 years in orbit, mission operations for the joint NASA-JAXA Geotail spacecraft have ended, after the failure of the…

Article1 year ago

Finding Magnetic Eruptions in Space, With an AI Assistant

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An alert pops up in your email: The latest spacecraft observations are ready. You now have 24 hours to scour…

Article4 years ago

NASA Researchers Track Slowly Splitting ‘Dent’ in Earth’s Magnetic Field

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A small but evolving dent in Earth’s magnetic field can cause big headaches for satellites. Earth’s magnetic field acts like…

Article4 years ago

NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission Locates Elusive Electron Act

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The space high above Earth may seem empty, but it’s a carnival packed with magnetic field lines and high-energy particles.…

Article6 years ago

NASA Observations Reshape Basic Plasma Wave Physics

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When NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale — or MMS — mission was launched, the scientists knew it would answer questions fundamental to…

Article7 years ago

NASA Studies Cosmic Radiation to Protect High-Altitude Travelers

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NASA scientists studying high-altitude radiation recently published new results on the effects of cosmic radiation in our atmosphere. Their research…

Article7 years ago