The US space agency is actively monitoring a strange anomaly in the Earth's magnetic field. It is a huge area with lower magnetic intensity in the sky between South America and southwest Africa. This phenomenon, called the South Atlantic anomaly, has puzzled scientists for years. Satellites are particularly sensitive to the weakened magnetic field inside the anomaly because they are more exposed to particles from the Sun. The South Atlantic anomaly does not affect life on Earth but affects spacecraft, including the orbit of the International Space Station. When planes pass through it, their technological systems may fail in case they are affected by high-energy protons, writes Science Alert. The magnetic field acts as a protective shell around the planet, but over South America and Africa, an unusually weak point called the South Atlantic Anomaly has been observed, allowing particles from the Sun to move closer to the surface than usual. Particulate radiation in this region can affect satellite data collection, which is why NASA scientists want to study the anomaly. Scientists who observe changes in the strength of the magnetic field, that is, how those changes affect the Earth's atmosphere, are also interested in it. Scientists are now monitoring and predicting future changes to prepare for future challenges facing satellites and humans in space. Maybe you want to read about Geneva will become an urban laboratory for ecological transition.
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