Researcher conducts supercomputer simulations to learn impacts on Earth's magnetic field
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 05:00
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org) —Space weather is driven by the sun, which has a continually changing magnetic field. When this field accumulates excess energy, it can erupt and send energetic particles into space, sometimes toward Earth. Scientists believe that such violent emissions of charged particles, known as coronal mass ejections, are in part fueled by gusty space winds, or turbulence.