A mysterious shock wave from the sun opens a crack in the Earth’s magnetic field
A mysterious shock wave in a gust of solar wind sent a barrage of high-speed material shattering through Earth’s magnetic field, opening a crack in the magnetosphere. The plasma barrage could lead to a geomagnetic storm today (December 19), according to spaceweather.com. The origins of the shock wave are not exactly known, but scientists believe …
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