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Mysterious Radiation Belts Detected Around Earth After Epic Solar Storm
After the powerful solar storm of May 2024, scientists detected two new temporary radiation belts around Earth -- one of which contained something we had never seen before: energetic protons. ScienceAlert reports: "These are really high-energy electrons and protons that have found their way into Ea...
After the powerful solar storm of May 2024, scientists detected two new temporary radiation belts around Earth-- one of which contained something we had never seen before: energetic protons. ScienceAlert reports:"These are really high-energy electrons and protons that have found their way into Earth's inner magnetic environment," says astronomer David Sibeck of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, who was not involved with the research. Subsequent solar storms in June and August of 2024 knocked most of the particles out of orbit, significantly diminishing the density of the belts.
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