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Magnetic Portals Connect Sun and Earth

Posted by Soulskill on from the no-cake-jokes-allowed dept.

MaxwellEdison writes "Scientists have discovered evidence of magnetic portals connecting the Earth and the Sun every 8 minutes. 'Several speakers at the Workshop have outlined how FTEs form: On the dayside of Earth (the side closest to the sun), Earth's magnetic field presses against the sun's magnetic field. Approximately every eight minutes, the two fields briefly merge or "reconnect," forming a portal through which particles can flow. The portal takes the form of a magnetic cylinder about as wide as Earth. The European Space Agency's fleet of four Cluster spacecraft and NASA's five THEMIS probes have flown through and surrounded these cylinders, measuring their dimensions and sensing the particles that shoot through.'"

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  1. Well-done, NASA! by TrekkieTechie · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now you're thinking with portals!

    1. Re:Well-done, NASA! by tcolberg · · Score: 5, Funny

      Speedy solar particles go in, speedy solar particles come out!

    2. Re:Well-done, NASA! by Glyphstream · · Score: 5, Funny

      Congratulations. You euthanized your NASA test module more quickly than any test subject on record.

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  2. The Summary by sokoban · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is a lie.

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  3. THEMIS Probes by sokoban · · Score: 5, Funny

    Naw them ain't probes, them is aliens.

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  4. STARGATE!!!! by Macrat · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now we just need to find Daniel Jackson.

    1. Re:STARGATE!!!! by Culture20 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Can't be. The Sun isn't covered in Canadian forests.

  5. Learn something new every day by Quarters · · Score: 5, Funny

    On the dayside of Earth (the side closest to the sun)

    Really? How fascinating!

    1. Re:Learn something new every day by TenDollarMan · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm from the day side of the earth and am really getting a kick out of these replies.

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    2. Re:Learn something new every day by tm2b · · Score: 4, Funny

      It makes it warmer.

      Every 8 minutes. We call the time 4 minutes later "mini ice minutes."

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  6. I'll elaborate for you by apparently · · Score: 5, Funny

    O <-- this is the sun.

    WHOOSH <-- this is the WHOOSH going over your head.
    . <-- you.
    o <-- this is the earth.

  7. Re:Who tagged "!ipods"? by camperdave · · Score: 4, Funny

    It doesn't have anything to do with iPods which is exactly why it was tagged NOT iPods.

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  8. Re:Who tagged "!ipods"? by denzacar · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well... it is true at least, right?

    Lets add other fun !-tags.

    Lets see... !aardvark, !aardwolf, !aargau, !aare, !aaron, !aascu...

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  9. Re:how about the moon? by sumdumass · · Score: 4, Funny

    But wouldn't it be cool if it did?

  10. Re:Planets Aligned by Cassius+Corodes · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why is it always a trinket that gives you powers - why is it never a pair of pants or a left shoe.

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