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Magnetosphere
Magnetosphere: the region of space surrounding an astronomical object in which charged particles are controlled by that object's magnetic field. The magnetic field near the surface of many astronomical objects resembles that of a dipole. The field lines farther away from the surface can be significantly distorted by the flow of electrically conducting plasma emitted from a nearby star. Planets with a magnetosphere, like Earth, are capable of mitigating or blocking the effects of cosmic radiation. The structure and behavior of magnetospheres are dependent on several variables: the type of astronomical object, the nature of sources of plasma and momentum, the period of the object's spin, the nature of the axis about which the object spins, the axis of the magnetic dipole, and the magnitude and direction of the flow of solar wind.
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FEB 12, 2019Space & Astronomy
The Earth’s molten iron core manufactures strong magnetic fields that shield the Earth from space radiation, such ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 24, 2018Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been following the news lately, then you might’ve heard that Saturn is losing its rings more quick ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 04, 2018Chemistry & Physics
The Sun, the center of our planetary system, is always nurturing and providing. But when it is having a "bad" ...Written By: Daniel DuanOCT 24, 2018Chemistry & Physics
For every second, the solar wind blasts the Earth with millions of billions of high energy particles, and thanks to the ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUL 01, 2018Videos
The aurora of the Northern Lights is created due to two things that begin from the sun: solar wind and the magnetosphere ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 01, 2018Space & Astronomy
An official statement released by NASA this week discusses displays unequivocal excitement about an upcoming CubeSat mis ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 26, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Unlike their stationary counterpart, a pulsating aurora is continuously blinking, and sometimes it lights up the night s ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 22, 2017Videos
From time to time, explosions take place on the surface of the Sun, creating what are called coronal mass ejections (CME ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 15, 2017Videos
Anyone who follows space science knows that there are long-term goals to put humans on Mars. Leaders from both NASA and ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 02, 2017Space & Astronomy
If you were to ask any average Joe to describe what space is like in between all the planets in our solar system, they&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 07, 2017Space & Astronomy
Jupiter exhibits a powerful energy aurora, but scientists observing the giant gassy planet through the eyes of the Juno ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 23, 2016Space & Astronomy
In the Summer of 2015, a solar storm reportedly wreaked havoc on the Earth’s magnetic field. During the freak even ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 18, 2016Space & Astronomy
Without a doubt it’s of high interest to land human beings on the red planet for the first time. Space agencies ar ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 04, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Juno spacecraft is all set to attempt orbital insertion just above Jupiter’s atmosphere today (July 4 ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 16, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA broke a record this week when its Juno spacecraft, launched in 2011 to get itself into orbit around Jupiter and stu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 08, 2015Space & Astronomy
It's taken more than 100 days since its launch, but NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory, (referred to as the DSCOVR sa ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUN 08, 2015Space & Astronomy
Very often, when referring to some simple theory or basic explanation of something, we hear "Well, it's not rocket scien ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 28, 2015Space & Astronomy
On Earth, bursts of particles spewed by the Sun spark shimmering auroras, like the Northern Lights, that briefly dance a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 14, 2015Space & Astronomy
Four identical satellites which will study the interactions between solar winds and the Earth's magnetic fields blasted ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 12, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The Earth’s molten iron core manufactures strong magnetic fields that shield the Earth from space radiation, such
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 24, 2018
Space & Astronomy
If you’ve been following the news lately, then you might’ve heard that Saturn is losing its rings more quick
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 04, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
The Sun, the center of our planetary system, is always nurturing and providing. But when it is having a "bad"
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
OCT 24, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
For every second, the solar wind blasts the Earth with millions of billions of high energy particles, and thanks to the
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUL 01, 2018
Videos
The aurora of the Northern Lights is created due to two things that begin from the sun: solar wind and the magnetosphere
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 01, 2018
Space & Astronomy
An official statement released by NASA this week discusses displays unequivocal excitement about an upcoming CubeSat mis
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 26, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Unlike their stationary counterpart, a pulsating aurora is continuously blinking, and sometimes it lights up the night s
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 22, 2017
Videos
From time to time, explosions take place on the surface of the Sun, creating what are called coronal mass ejections (CME
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 15, 2017
Videos
Anyone who follows space science knows that there are long-term goals to put humans on Mars. Leaders from both NASA and
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 02, 2017
Space & Astronomy
If you were to ask any average Joe to describe what space is like in between all the planets in our solar system, they&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 07, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Jupiter exhibits a powerful energy aurora, but scientists observing the giant gassy planet through the eyes of the Juno
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 23, 2016
Space & Astronomy
In the Summer of 2015, a solar storm reportedly wreaked havoc on the Earth’s magnetic field. During the freak even
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 18, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Without a doubt it’s of high interest to land human beings on the red planet for the first time. Space agencies ar
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 04, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Juno spacecraft is all set to attempt orbital insertion just above Jupiter’s atmosphere today (July 4
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 16, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA broke a record this week when its Juno spacecraft, launched in 2011 to get itself into orbit around Jupiter and stu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 08, 2015
Space & Astronomy
It's taken more than 100 days since its launch, but NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory, (referred to as the DSCOVR sa
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
JUN 08, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Very often, when referring to some simple theory or basic explanation of something, we hear "Well, it's not rocket scien
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 28, 2015
Space & Astronomy
On Earth, bursts of particles spewed by the Sun spark shimmering auroras, like the Northern Lights, that briefly dance a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 14, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Four identical satellites which will study the interactions between solar winds and the Earth's magnetic fields blasted
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim