NASA warns of a growing South Atlantic Anomaly weakening Earth’s magnetic shield

Earth's protective magnetic shield has a weak spot, the South Atlantic Anomaly, which is expanding and splitting. This ...

NASA alert: Growing South Atlantic Anomaly raises concern over Earth’s magnetic field

NASA tracks the growing South Atlantic Anomaly, revealing weak magnetic fields, potential satellite risks and some insights ...
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NASA Is Tracking a Vast Anomaly Growing in Earth's Magnetic Field

For years, NASA has monitored a strange anomaly in Earth's magnetic field: a giant region of lower magnetic intensity in the ...
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This Strange Anomaly is Expanding, And NASA is Tracking It Over the South Atlantic

NASA has been keeping a close eye on a peculiar and expanding anomaly in Earth’s magnetic field, stretching over the South ...

Understanding the Expanding South Atlantic Anomaly: Implications for Earth’s Magnetic Field

A significant and expanding weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field, known as the South Atlantic Anomaly, has been growing steadily for over a decade, causing concern among scientists. This article will ...
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A 5 Million Km² Hole Opened Over the Atlantic Ocean, and It’s Exposing a Hidden Weakness in Earth’s Shield

A fast-expanding weak zone in Earth’s magnetic field is drawing the attention of scientists, satellite operators, and ...

Earth’s magnetic field has a 4,300,000 square mile hole – and it’s growing

An already gigantic hole in Earth’s natural force field has grown by nearly half the size of Europe in 10 years, according to ...
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CSES satellite reveals spatiotemporal evolution of high-energy particles in the South Atlantic anomaly during Solar Cycle 25

(a) IGRF model magnetic field intensity of 2024-01in the SAA. (b) CSES/HEPP-L measured 2–10 MeV proton fluxes difference (2024-01 minus 2019-01) in the SAA region. (c) NOAA/MEPED p5-90 measured ...

Something strange is happening to Earth’s magnetic field and it could spell doom for satellites, scientists warn

A growing weak spot in the magnetic field surrounding the Earth could lead to satellite malfunction and even cause them to ...

New Research Solves 100-Year Mystery of the Atlantic’s “Cold Blob”

New research shows that a long-debated cold patch near Greenland is linked to a weakening Atlantic circulation system.
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A Giant Weak Spot in Earth’s Magnetic Field Is Spreading and Scientists Are Worried

And because it extends into space, the geomagnetic field also protects orbiting spacecraft, including most satellites and the ...

A NASA Space Telescope Is Falling Out of the Sky. Can This Startup Save it?

In 2026, a first-of-its-kind spacecraft—launched on a rocket dropped out of a plane—will attempt to save NASA’s Swift ...