NASA: Mysterious radiation belt found circling Earth


By Bruce Powell, The Space Reporter
Sunday, March 03, 2013

NASA: Mysterious radiation belt found circling Earth

A strange third band of radiation has been discovered circling the Earth, according to NASA, upending a long-standing scientific theory about how charged particles interact with our planet. The band, discovered in September 2012, is no longer present, although NASA says scientists spent the better part of two months observing the radiation band before it disappeared... To continue reading, subscribe to The Space Reporter today.

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