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NASA’s Geotail Mission Operations Come to an End After 30 Years
After 30 years in orbit, mission operations for the joint NASA-JAXA Geotail spacecraft have ended, after the failure of the…
Finding Magnetic Eruptions in Space, With an AI Assistant
An alert pops up in your email: The latest spacecraft observations are ready. You now have 24 hours to scour…
NASA Researchers Track Slowly Splitting ‘Dent’ in Earth’s Magnetic Field
A small but evolving dent in Earth’s magnetic field can cause big headaches for satellites. Earth’s magnetic field acts like…
NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission Locates Elusive Electron Act
The space high above Earth may seem empty, but it’s a carnival packed with magnetic field lines and high-energy particles.…
NASA Observations Reshape Basic Plasma Wave Physics
When NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale — or MMS — mission was launched, the scientists knew it would answer questions fundamental to…
NASA Studies Cosmic Radiation to Protect High-Altitude Travelers
NASA scientists studying high-altitude radiation recently published new results on the effects of cosmic radiation in our atmosphere. Their research…