Earth grew an extra, never-before-seen 'radiation belt'

Earth grew an extra, never-before-seen 'radiation belt' after last year's supercharged solar storm — and it's probably still there
Data collected from a once-defunct NASA satellite show that Earth grew two extra radiation belts following a supercharged geomagnetic storm in May 2024, including a never-before-seen structure that is "likely still there today,
Huge solar storm in May 2024 spawned 2 new radiation belts around Earth
The creation of the belts, and others like it in the future, are a potential new danger to astronauts and satellites headed to geostationary orbit and beyond.
That Huge 2024 Solar Storm Didn’t Just Light Up the Skies—It Reshaped Space Near Earth
A NASA satellite that suddenly reappeared after going silent gets credit for the remarkable discovery—a pair of temporary radiation belts between the Van Allen Belts.
May 2024 Solar Storm Triggers Unusual Radiation Belts, Raising Space Safety Concerns
A powerful solar storm in May 2024 led to the formation of two radiation belts, altering Earth's space environment.
NASA CubeSat finds new radiation belts after May 2024 solar storm
The largest solar storm in two decades hit Earth in May 2024. For several days, wave after wave of high-energy charged particles from the sun rocked the planet. Brilliant auroras engulfed the skies, and some GPS communications were temporarily disrupted.
Mysterious Radiation Belts Detected Around Earth After Epic Solar Storm
In May 2024, an epic solar storm rattled Earth so powerfully that its effects were felt even at the bottom of the ocean.
Giant Solar Storm Gave Earth A New Proton Belt, NASA's CubeSat Mission Finds
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Aurora Alert: Geomagnetic storm could bring northern lights as far south as Michigan and Maine this week
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Solar flares in May 2024 revealed Earth’s vulnerability to space weather
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Northern Lights Forecast: These 10 States May Get Aurora Borealis Tonight From Geomagnetic Storm
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Tiny plasma jets on the sun drive the elusive solar wind, Europe's Solar Orbiter reveals
"We were very surprised to see that the same tiny plasma jets appear to be driving both the fast and the slow solar wind." ...