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Huge solar storm in May 2024 spawned 2 new radiation belts around Earth
The temporary belts, one of which still remains, were filled with high-energy electrons and protons and were found by a ...
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Earth grew an extra, never-before-seen 'radiation belt' after last year's supercharged solar storm — and it's probably still there
Data collected from a once-defunct NASA satellite show that Earth grew two extra radiation belts following a supercharged ...
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NASA’s radiation tolerant computer lives up to its name after surviving Van Allen belts
RadPC' flew on Firefly’s Ghost Riders in the Sky mission, which has left Earth Orbit and is headed for the Moon ...
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Massive solar storm gave rise to new radiation belts
Featured picture: The May 2024 solar storm created two extra radiation belts, sandwiched between the two permanent Van Allen Belts. One of the new belts, shown in purple, included a population of ...
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'It was a miracle.' Amazing tales of dead spacecraft that came back to life
Alas, the miracle could not last. The solar storms were heating Earth's upper atmosphere, causing it to inflate and increase ...
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Giant Solar Storm Gave Earth A New Proton Belt, NASA's CubeSat Mission Finds
2024's gigantic solar storm gave the Earth two new temporary radiation belts, according to NASA's CubeSat mission. One of these belts could stay in place for a "very long time", according to NASA ...
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Giant Solar Storm Gave Earth A New Proton Belt, NASA's CubeSat Mission Finds
James is a published author with four pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary. Just beyond low-Earth orbit, the ...
The Cold War nuclear test that turned the sky crimson
The military wanted to test the electromagnetic impacts of nuclear weapons in space. In 1962 they lit up the sky.
Firefly’s Blue Ghost Snaps a Breathtaking Earth Selfie on Its Way to the Moon
Blue Ghost has left Earth’s orbit, carrying NASA’s science to the Moon. Instruments are performing well, including a ...
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Spacecraft Takes Weeks to Build Up Courage to Leave Earth Orbit, Now En Route to the Moon
American space agency NASA announced that the Blue Ghost lander is now on its way to the Moon, arrival in orbit expected ...
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SpaceX Crew Dragons swapped so ISS crew can go home early
The crew of the Boeing Starliner test mission is set to return to Earth ahead of schedule after managers decided to swap the ...
SpaceX is the jewel in Musk's crown. That could prove a problem for Trump
Donald Trump issued his first direct order to Elon Musk as president: go fetch the astronauts who flew to the International ...