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Scientists Find Hole In Earth's Magnetic Field

Posted by samzenpus on from the better-tan dept.

Velorium writes "The Earth's magnetic field has been found to have two large holes that are making Earth's surface vulnerable to solar winds. Despite what scientists originally thought, these holes allow 20 times the normal amount of solar particles through when they are facing away from the sun. This is the opposite of what the scientists had first speculated."

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  1. Re:Okay, what did we do this time? by Creepy+Crawler · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Sorry. I farted.

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  2. Re:The two large holes in the magnetosphere by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That's what she said