Particle Beam Could Help Map Earth's Magnetic Field to Understand How Space Weather Impacts the Planet
February 21, 2020
February 21, 2020
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news release:
Magnetic field lines that wrap around the Earth protect our planet from cosmic rays. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have now found that beams of fast-moving particles launched toward Earth from a satellite could help map the precise shape of the field. This mapping could provide insigh . . .
Magnetic field lines that wrap around the Earth protect our planet from cosmic rays. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have now found that beams of fast-moving particles launched toward Earth from a satellite could help map the precise shape of the field. This mapping could provide insigh . . .