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NASA CubeSat Finds New Radiation Belts After May 2024 Solar Storm
The May 2024 solar storm created two new temporary belts of high-energy particles surrounding Earth. The findings are particularly important for spacecraft launching into geostationary orbits, which can be damaged as they traverse the dangerous belts…Mara Johnson-Groh (NASA Science)
NASA Discovers a Long-Sought Global Electric Field on Earth - NASA Science
An international team of scientists has successfully measured a planet-wide electric field thought to be as fundamental to Earth as its gravity and magnetic fields.science.nasa.gov
NASA’s ICON Mission Ends with Several Ionospheric Breakthroughs - NASA Science
After contributing to many important findings on the boundary between Earth’s atmosphere and space, the Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) mission has come to an end.science.nasa.gov
Alphabet Soup: NASA’s GOLD Finds Surprising C, X Shapes in Atmosphere - NASA Science
NASA’s Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission has revealed unexpected C- and X-shaped formations in an electrified layer of gas high above our heads called the ionosphere.science.nasa.gov
How NASA Tracked the Most Intense Solar Storm in Decades - NASA Science
During the first full week of May, a barrage of large solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) launched clouds of charged particles and magnetic fields toward Earth, creating the strongest solar storm to reach Earth in two decades — and possibl…science.nasa.gov
Scientists Pursue the Total Solar Eclipse with NASA Jet Planes
The April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse will produce stunning views across North America. While anyone along the eclipse path with a clear sky will see the spectacular event, the best view might be 50,000 feet in the air, aboard NASA’s WB-57 jet plane…science.nasa.gov
NASA to Launch Sounding Rockets into Moon’s Shadow During Solar Eclipse
NASA will launch three sounding rockets during the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, to study how Earth’s upper atmosphere is affected when sunlight momentarily dims over a portion of the planet.science.nasa.gov
To Study Atmosphere, NASA Rockets Will Fly into Oct. Eclipse’s Shadow
A NASA sounding rocket mission will launch three rockets during the 2023 annular eclipse in October to study how the sudden drop in sunlight affects our upper atmosphere.Miles Hatfield (NASA)