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New research shows how lightning-triggered plasma waves in Earth's magnetosphere trigger processes that can threaten satellites
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How Lightning Creates "Killer Electrons" in Earth's Radiation Belts

by Mark Zastrow 14 March 201718 January 2023

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.

Researchers identify the role of plasma waves where the magnetic fields of Earth and the Sun interact.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Plasma Waves Pinpointed at the Site of Magnetic Reconnection

by Mark Zastrow 17 February 201718 July 2023

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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Jupiter's Auroras Recharge Between Solar Storms

by Mark Zastrow 21 September 20164 May 2022

New research suggests that Jupiter's magnetic field replenishes its stock of plasma during lulls in solar activity, creating spectacular displays when a solar storm hits.

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Forecasting Space Weather Like Earth Weather

Leah Crane by L. Crane 19 August 201613 April 2022

Researchers find that as with terrestrial weather, ensemble forecasting—which uses several different models simultaneously—is the best way to produce accurate and precise forecasts of space weather.

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Tracking Ions at the Edge of the Atmosphere

Leah Crane by L. Crane 2 August 20165 July 2022

The first results from a recently launched satellite hold promise for studying solar storms, the very top of Earth's ionosphere, and how the atmosphere is evolving.

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Patches of Low Electron Density Help to Heat the Ionosphere

by A. K. Higginson 23 June 201612 October 2022

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

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Mysterious "Necklace Echoes" in the Sky Explained

by Mark Zastrow 3 June 201622 March 2023

Scientists studying a 50–year–old mystery in the Earth's ionosphere have come up with their best explanation of it yet.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Electrons Thrown Off Course in Near-Earth Magnetic Reconnection

by A. K. Higginson 26 April 201618 July 2023

NASA Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission detects energy differences in electrons scattered by magnetic reconnection.

Dipolarization fronts (DFs), bursty bulk flows (BBFs), flux transfer events (FTEs), and Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (KHI) in a high-resolution simulation of an idealized substorm.
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Great Mysteries of the Earth's Magnetotail

by M. I. Sitnov, V. G. Merkin and J. Raeder 21 March 201618 July 2023

Workshop on Magnetotail Reconnection Onset and Dipolarization Fronts; Laurel, Maryland, 16–18 September 2015

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Human Radio Transmissions Create Barrier to "Killer Electrons"

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel 16 December 20151 March 2023

An interaction between radio waves and the Van Allen radiation belts creates a bubble around the Earth that high-energy electrons can't penetrate.

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