NASA Sends Unmanned Orion Spacecraft to Van Allen Radiation Belt to Measure Radiation Readings
On Friday, December 5, 2014 NASA launched the Orion Spacecraft into the heavens and proclaimed to the world that it had officially set its cross …
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Invisible Plasma Shield, Which Protects Earth From Radiation, Discovered 7,200 Miles Above Earth’s Surface
The Earth is protected from fast-moving “killer electrons” by an invisible plasma shield, which is located thousands of miles above the earth’s surface, according to …
Massive ‘Ocean’ Discovered Towards Earth’s Core
(NewScientist.com) A reservoir of water three times the volume of all the oceans has been discovered deep beneath the Earth’s surface. The finding could help …
Rare Diamond Confirms That Earth’s Mantle Holds an Ocean’s Worth of Water
A battered diamond that survived a trip from “hell” confirms a long-held theory: Earth’s mantle holds an ocean’s worth of water. “It’s actually the confirmation …
Physicists Plan to Wipe out Earth’s Van Allen Belts with Radio Waves
(Geek.com) It was just last year that physicists thought they found the origin of Earth’s Van Allen radiation belts — and now a prominent group …