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Earth grew an extra, never-before-seen 'radiation belt' after last year's supercharged solar storm — and it's probably still there
Earth grew a pair of extra "radiation belts" after a supercharged solar storm rocked our planet's magnetic field last year, ...
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Earth had new, temporary radiation rings last year
Two bands of radiation called the Van Allen belts encircle Earth. After a May 2024 solar superstorm, two more showed up between those belts.
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Huge solar storm in May 2024 spawned 2 new radiation belts around Earth
The temporary belts, one of which still remains, were filled with high-energy electrons and protons and were found by a ...