‘Killer Electrons’ Get Super-Charged Above Earth

space.com ““ When a shock wave from a solar storm hits the Earth’s protective magnetic bubble, it creates highly energetic particles dubbed “killer electrons” that can be dangerous to satellites. During solar storms, the number of killer electrons in the radiation belt grows at least 10 times. The European Space Agency’s Cluster mission has helped figure out how these killer particles are created, which could help to better protect Earth’s satellites and astronauts – Read Article

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