Magnetic storms observed in outer space could foretell what influences the weather these days. A NASA satellite was able to capture some of the waves, which seemed to interact with the magnetic fields of our planet and the Sun.
The NASA satellite Squadron not only recorded the space interactions but also measured how these interactions related to weather events from above the Earth's surface, according to Tech Times. In a study published last May 12 in the Science magazine, the new discovery could provide a deeper look into the correlation between forecasting weather events seen in space and in minimizing its destructive effects here on Earth.
However, in the field of telecommunications, the said event could distort satellite feeds. Called magnetic reconnection, different orientations between the Earth's magnetic fields and anywhere in space could result to a clash of fields and might end in an explosive reaction of some proportions.
Last 2015, NASA launched a study called Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission or MMS, and using the satellite Squadron, it was able to record observations similar to the crescent model simulation. The observations reflected those of a magnetic reconnection event.
In a Weather magazine post, a researcher stated relevant points as to how the electrons affect these electric fields and how it converts into flashes of magnetic energy. Roy Torbert of the Space Science Center for the University of NH-Durham, and co-author of the study said that the encounter provided a clear view of what electron physics and this reconnection energy can reveal.
The Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission has already taken more than 4,000 recorded journeys through the Earth's magnetic fields, and taking descriptive accounts with the interactions between particles and magnetic forces. To date, NASA continues to use its satellite technologies to explore beyond the recesses of the Earth's atmosphere by studying space environment in the hopes of finding newer and humanly useful discoveries.
