... same level of bombardment with galactic cosmic rays because they are still within the Earth's protective magnetosphere, those on a long journey to Mars would have months/years for such impairments to develop. Accordingly, ways in which...
... seven threats in our classification system: sun storms and flares, known as coronal mass ejections; changes in Earth's magnetosphere that destroy the effective protective layer of our planet; potentially dangerous asteroids and comets; man-made...
... by untangling the different magnetic fields that stem from Earth’s core, mantle, crust, oceans, ionosphere and magnetosphere – an process that is expected to take at least four years. GPS receivers, much like the ones used frequently...
... ESO and JAXA mission is made up of two spacecraft, the Mercury Planetary Orbiter (MPO) and the Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter (MMO), and it is due to reach its destination in 2025. Nearer to home, the deadline is looming close for...
...at spotting signs of life – dealing with the continued bombardment of charged particle radiation emanating from Jupiter’s magnetosphere; an attribute that has the potential to alter or decimate any potential biosignatures on Europa’s surface. Seeking...
... signals that stem from Earth’s core, mantle, crust and oceans, as well as from the ionosphere and magnetosphere. Although it is not necessarily a sign that Earth’s magnetic poles are going to flip – a phenomenon that has occurred...