A small but evolving dent in Earth's magnetic field can cause big headaches for satellites.
Earth's magnetic field acts like a protective shield around the planet, repelling and trapping charged particles from the Sun. But over South America and the southern Atlantic Ocean, an unusually weak spot in the field - called the...
NASA Tracking ‘Dent’ In Earth’s Magnetic Field
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