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Researchers find new evidence suggesting lower energy particles may play an outsized role in space weather near Earth

Research Spotlight 24 October 2017

Jets of Ionospheric Cold Plasma Discovered at the Magnetopause

The lower-energy particles may play a larger role in magnetic reconnection than previously believed, influencing space weather near Earth.
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Parker Solar Probe spacecraft approaching the Sun.

News 4 October 2017

Solar Probe Will Approach Sun Closer Than Any Prior Spacecraft

Technological improvements, including an advanced thermal protection system and innovative solar arrays, have helped to get this mission off the drawing board.
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Four identical MMS spacecraft—one of which is pictured in this illustration—were launched in 2015 to study the process of magnetic reconnection.

Research Spotlight 11 May 2017

New Explanation for “Meandering” Electrons Orbiting Earth

A new study proposes a simpler theory to explain a class of electrons zipping around Earth, propelled by magnetic explosions.
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Artist’s illustration of events on the Sun changing the conditions in near-Earth space.

Research Spotlight 10 April 2017

For Magnetic Reconnection Energy, O—not X—Might Mark the Spot

A new analysis of satellite data could upend conventional wisdom about how solar storms produce their dangerous radiation—not from X-shaped mergers of magnetic field lines but from swirling vortices.
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New research shows how lightning-triggered plasma waves in Earth's magnetosphere trigger processes that can threaten satellites

Research Spotlight 14 March 2017

How Lightning Creates "Killer Electrons" in Earth's Radiation Belts

New calculations show that lightning-triggered plasma waves in Earth's magnetosphere absorb energy from slow particles and energize electrons to levels that can damage satellites severely.
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Researchers identify the role of plasma waves where the magnetic fields of Earth and the Sun interact.

Research Spotlight 17 February 2017

Plasma Waves Pinpointed at the Site of Magnetic Reconnection

When the Earth's and the Sun's magnetic fields meet, they realign in explosive and mysterious reconnections. Data suggest that plasma waves called kinetic Alfvén waves play a key role.
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Space Science & Space Physics
Scientists successfully simulate coronal mass ejections in their laboratory.

Research Spotlight 7 October 2016

Lab Experiment Tests What Triggers Massive Solar Eruptions

In a first-of-its-kind demonstration, scientists provide experimental support for a possible mechanism behind the formation of coronal mass ejections.
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Geology & Geophysics

Editors' Vox 18 August 2016

First Results from NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission

Understanding magnetic reconnection is important in the context of Sun-Earth Connection, because of the resulting exchange of mass and energy, and the large amount of energy involved.
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Planetary Sciences
Solar wind interacts with Venus's ionosphere to produce magnetotail.

Research Spotlight 27 June 2016

Solar Wind Disconnects Venus’s Magnetotail

Polarity reversals in the solar wind magnetic field disconnect the magnetic field trailing behind Venus, allowing ions from the atmosphere to escape.
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Space Science & Space Physics

Research Spotlight 23 June 2016

Patches of Low Electron Density Help to Heat the Ionosphere

Simulations show how changes in electron density can trap electromagnetic waves and heat electrons in the ionosphere.
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