Scientists find hole in Earth's magnetic field
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 21:07
in Astronomy & Space
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Recent satellite observations have revealed the largest breach yet seen in the magnetic field that protects Earth from most of the sun's violent blasts, researchers reported Tuesday. The discovery was made last summer by Themis, a fleet of five small NASA satellites....
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