Magnetic reconnection in space: Experiment and satellite sightings. New research describes striking similarity of laboratory research findings with observations of the four-satellite Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission that studies magnetic reconnection in space. Source 6n.
Weird thing happening to Earth’s ‘shield’. Earth’s magnetic field is what allows us to exist. It deflects harmful radiation. It keeps our water and atmosphere in place. But now it’s acting up — and nobody knows why. Source 4a.