Planet Mercury Has Magnetic Storms, New Research Shows

The considerably weaker magnetic subject, smaller magnetosphere, and far quicker timescale of processes round Mercury, in comparison with Earth, allow charged particles to flee its magnetosphere extra effectively by magnetopause shadowing and direct bombard of the floor. A brand new evaluation of information from NASA’s MESSENGER (MErcury Surface, Space Environment, GEochemistry, and Ranging) spacecraft proves that, […]