The strange relationship between the Earth and the Sun
NOV 10, 2008
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.022850
ScienceNow : Every few minutes, short-lived portals open on the dayside of Earth’s magnetic field, new satellite observations reveal. During that time, Earth and the sun are locked in a magnetic tangle that could trigger the geomagnetic storms that occasionally bedevil satellite communications and electrical power systems on the ground.
© 2008 American Institute of Physics
