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

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?

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 ...

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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 ...

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.

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 Back in 1958, at the dawn of the space age ...

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 ...

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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.

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