Jan 3, 2019 All celestial bodies exhibit electrical activity, including Earth. NASA launched the four Magnetospheric Multiscale Satellites on March 12, 2015. Their primary mission includes studying the magnetic field around Earth, especially what mainstream astrophysicists call “magnetic reconnection”. The theory states that electromagnetic fields can break, cross and…
Jan 2, 2019 Jupiter is electrodynamic. Many Pictures of the Day discuss the planet, Jupiter—especially its electromagnetic interaction with its moons and the rest of the Solar System. Jupiter’s magnetosphere extends for almost 650 million kilometers; even beyond Saturn’s orbit. Bands of radiation, similar to the Van Allen radiation belts, except thousands of…
Jan 5, 2018 Shockwaves do not drive stellar evolution and behavior. NASA launched the Kepler mission on March 6, 2009. Its goal was to hunt for planets around nearby stars. Kepler subsequently experienced a failure in its stabilizing mechanism, making it unable to maintain its position accurately enough for planet-hunting, so its systems were…
