NASA scientists are watching the evolution of a hiccup in Earth’s magnetic field called the South Atlantic Anomaly, which can affect satellite operations. Source: https://www.livescience.com/nasa-monitoring-dent-earth-magnetic-field.html
Tag: South Atlantic Anomaly
Researchers track slowly splitting ‘dent’ in Earth’s magnetic field
A small but evolving dent in Earth’s magnetic field can cause big headaches for satellites. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/researchers-track-dent-in-earths-magnetic-field…
Are the Earth’s magnetic poles about to swap places?
Earth’s previous polar reversal happened 780,000 years ago. Are we facing another one soon? Hear from the authors of a new study, on a strange anomaly that might be a clue. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/earths-magnetic-poles-reversal-soon-study…
Study reveals strange magnetic behaviour 8-11 million years ago
Research by the University of Liverpool has revealed that strange behaviour of the magnetic field in the South Atlantic region existed as far back as eight to 11 million years ago, suggesting that today’s South Atlantic Anomaly is a recurring feature and unlikely to represent an impending reversal of the Earth’s magnetic field. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-07-reveals-strange-magnetic-behaviour-.html…