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 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 ...

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 ...

The Van Allen Probes recently found a third belt of charged particles circling Earth, which was then destroyed by a solar shock wave. John Matson reports ...

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Earth's Van Allen Belts are an area of energetic particles that surround our planet and are held in place thanks to Earth's magnetic field. These radiation belts trap charged particles, protecting ...

NASA has discovered a new radiation ring encircling the Earth. The short-lived radiation belt is a third Van Allen belt and was discovered by NASA's Van Allen Probes, scientists say.

It happened around 9 a.m. Saturday on the Belt Parkway near the 92nd Street exit. The 32-year-old victim was driving a Dodge Caravan when the tree came crashing down onto his vehicle.

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’.

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