Biggest breach of Earth’s solar storm shield discovered
Dec 20th, 2008 | By admin | Category: PhysicsGREENBELT, Md. — Earth’s magnetic field, which shields our planet from particles streaming outward from the Sun, often develops two holes that allow the largest leaks, according to researchers sponsored by NASA and the National Science Foundation.
“The discovery overturns a long-standing belief about how and when most of the solar particles penetrate Earth’s magnetic field, [...]