March 27 (UPI) -- In the wake of a recent electromagnetic storm, NASA's Van Allen Probes identified unique chemical reactions inside Earth's magnetic field. The findings offered new insights into how particles flow through near-Earth space.
The Van Allen radiation belts are a pair of giant rings populated by high energy charged particles trapped by Earth's magnetic field. The Van Allen Probes, NASA's twin spacecraft, are tasked with investigating particle behavior in the radiation belts.