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NASA Is Watching a Vast, Growing Anomaly in Earth’s Magnetic Field

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The South Atlantic Anomaly - A vast growing anomaly in Earth's magnetic field (red area). A giant region of lower magnetic intensity in the skies above the planet, stretching out between South America and southwest Africa.

Image caption: The South Atlantic Anomaly. Image credit: NASA Goddard / YouTube. Article by Peter Dockrill. ScienceAlert  – December 29, 2024.

NASA has been monitoring a strange anomaly in Earth’s magnetic field: a giant region of lower magnetic intensity in the skies above the planet, stretching out between South America and southwest Africa. This vast, developing phenomenon, called the South Atlantic Anomaly, has intrigued and concerned scientists for years, and perhaps none more so than […]