radiation belts

An Astronomical First! A Radiation Belt Seen Outside the Solar SystemAn Astronomical First! A Radiation Belt Seen Outside the Solar System

An Astronomical First! A Radiation Belt Seen Outside the Solar System

For the first time, a team of astronomers has imaged the radiation belt of an object from beyond the Solar…

2 years ago
We Might Have a New Way to Push Back Space RadiationWe Might Have a New Way to Push Back Space Radiation

We Might Have a New Way to Push Back Space Radiation

A new study has revealed how human activity has been affected the near-space environment, creating a bubble that protects against…

8 years ago
Twin NASA Probes Find “Zebra Stripes” in Earth’s Radiation BeltTwin NASA Probes Find “Zebra Stripes” in Earth’s Radiation Belt

Twin NASA Probes Find “Zebra Stripes” in Earth’s Radiation Belt

Earth's inner radiation belt displays a curiously zebra-esque striped pattern, according to the latest findings from NASA's twin Van Allen…

11 years ago
NASA Launches Twin Probes to Study Earth’s Radiation BeltsNASA Launches Twin Probes to Study Earth’s Radiation Belts

NASA Launches Twin Probes to Study Earth’s Radiation Belts

After nearly a week of weather and technical delays, NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) launched in the early morning…

12 years ago
The Van Allen Belts and the Great Electron EscapeThe Van Allen Belts and the Great Electron Escape

The Van Allen Belts and the Great Electron Escape

[/caption] During the 1950s and just before the great "Space Race" began, scientists like Kristian Birkeland, Carl Stormer, and Nicholas…

13 years ago