NASA and United States scientists will join those from Norway, Japan, Canada and other countries during the next two years to investigate the physics of heating and charged particle precipitation in this region called the geomagnetic cusp — one of the few places on Earth with easy access to the electrically charged solar wind that pervades the solar system.
NASA Joins International Science Team in Exploring Auroral Cusp from Norway
North of Norway over the Norwegian and Greenland Seas, the magnetic bubble surrounding the Earth dips inward, allowing space particles to funnel in toward the planet.
Published Mar. 9, 2018 9:50 AM
- Last modified Mar. 9, 2018 9:50 AM