magnetosphere

August 2 marked the beginning of 10 days of flares and explosions that would stir up the 'magnetosphere' and radiation belts of Earth.

Observations from Earth showed that Jupiter has a massive 'magnetosphere' and that the planet emits radiation at radio wavelengths.

Unlike Earth, which sits inside a protective magnetic shield called the 'magnetosphere' , Mars does not have a global magnetic field to protect it from solar flares and cosmic rays.

Like the Solar Wind, the 'magnetosphere' is full of plasma, consisting of ions and electrons.

Some of the currents that flow through the 'magnetosphere' can flow down along the Earth's magnetic field to form two ovals of current centered on the north and south magnetic poles.

A major finding of the 'magnetospheric' imaging instrument is the discovery of a new radiation belt just above Saturn's cloud tops, up to the inner edge of the D-ring.

Though 'magnetospheric' physicists have long puzzled over the mechanism that accelerates the particles inside Earth's cavity, recent observations suggest that the Van Allen radiation belts act as a sort of cosmic particle accelerator.

The observations showed a bending of the magnetic field, with the 'magnetospheric' plasma being slowed and deflected by the moon.

I work in planetary science, which includes very different fields like geology, atmospheric science, and 'magnetospheric' studies - fields that rarely overlap.

For those measurements, Hasegawa says, scientists will have to wait for a future generation of 'magnetospheric' satellites.