Tag: space plasma
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Mercury and Earth Chorus Waves Reveal Shared Plasma Behavior Across Magnetospheres
Discovering a shared chorus: Mercury and Earth magnetospheres In a breakthrough for space plasma physics, an international team reports that natural electromagnetic chorus waves—long observed in Earth’s magnetosphere—also occur in Mercury’s much weaker magnetic shield. The discovery suggests that some plasma processes governing wave generation and evolution are universal enough to operate across radically different…
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Mercury and Earth chorus waves reveal shared magnetospheric plasma behavior
A surprising link between two magnetospheres In a finding that bridges the gap between our planet and its innermost planetary neighbor, researchers have demonstrated that natural electromagnetic chorus waves—long studied in Earth’s magnetosphere—also emerge in Mercury’s much weaker magnetic environment. The study, led by an international team and reported by Riko Seibo, shows strikingly similar…