Scientists Discover New Magnetic Process in Turbulent Space
Though close to home, the space immediately around Earth is full of hidden secrets and invisible processes. In a new discovery reported in the journal…
Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission
How Energy Dissipates Outside Earth’s Magnetic Field
Earth’s magnetic field provides an invisible but crucial barrier that protects Earth from the solar wind–a stream of charged particles launched from the sun’s outer…
Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission Explores the Microphysics of Magnetic Reconnection
This visualization shows the motion of one electron in the magnetic reconnection region. As the spacecraft approaches the reconnection region, it detects first high-energy particles,…
Scientists Investigate Plasma Tornadoes in the Magnetosphere
Interplanetary space is hardly tranquil. High-energy charged particles from the Sun, as well as from beyond our solar system, constantly whizz by. These can damage…
NASA’s MMS Uncovers New Type of Motion Exhibited by Electrons in Space
NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission reveals a bizarre new type of motion exhibited by the high-energy electrons can damage satellites in orbit and trigger auroras. With…
MMS Mission to Give Unique Look at Magnetic Reconnection
NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission is poised to give astronomers a unique look at magnetic reconnection. On July 9, 2015 the four spacecraft of NASA’s Magnetospheric…
Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission Set to Study Magnetic Reconnection Near Earth
The MMS mission is set to explore the magnetic reconnection at the nose of the magnetosphere, providing the first ever three-dimensional view of this process…