What are the Van Allen belts? Learn how these giant rings of charged particles cause problems for astronauts and satellites.

The Van Allen radiation belts are giant swaths of magnetically trapped, highly energetic charged particles that surround Earth.

The Van Allen belts are bands of high energy particles surrounding our planet. How can did we send people through them? Why wasn't that a problem for the Apollo astronauts?

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The discovery of a temporary new radiation belt now has scientists reviewing the Van Allen radiation belt models to understand how it occurred. Radiation rings around Earth ...

The Van Allen Belts are a pair of rings, circling the earth, made up of charged particles. Named for astronomer James Van Allen, these cosmic doughnuts were discovered early in the space age ...

Scientists have figured out that intense waves of ultra-low frequency plasma waves cause the third Van Allen radiation belt observed in 2013, paving the way for better protection of satellites ...

NASA's new Van Allen Probes have revealed how quickly the radiation belts around Earth change, and how charged particles there vary in time, energy and spatial distribution.

The Van Allen Probes discovered that, instead of two layers, the belt has an occasional third layer of charged particles and that they sometimes form zones called ‘zebra stripes’.

Space probes have found a hitherto unknown third Van Allen radiation belt around Earth, which could help them understand how and when solar storms will wreak havoc on Earth. The Van Allen ...

This third Van Allen belt lasted only a few weeks before it vanished, and its cause remained inexplicable. Mann is co-investigator on the NASA Van Allen Probes mission.