Saturday, November 1, 2008

Magnetic Portals Connect Sun and Earth

Magnetic Portals Connect Sun and Earth




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.

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- http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/30oct_ftes.htm

- wong chee tat :)

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