• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 10th, 2014
Radiation Environment Around Earth Modeled with New Data

Radiation Environment Around Earth Modeled with New Data

The readings were collected by the NASA Van Allen Probes

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 2nd, 2013
The Radiation Belts Around Earth May Be Supercharged

The Radiation Belts Around Earth May Be Supercharged

The two regions of space may contain huge electric fields

NASA Delays the Launch of Radiation Belt Probes

NASA Delays the Launch of Radiation Belt Probes

A technical glitch still needs to be addressed by mission engineers

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 18th, 2012
New NASA Probes for Plasma Studies to Launch Next Month

New NASA Probes for Plasma Studies to Launch Next Month

The mission will be focused on studying the Van Allen radiation belts

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 30th, 2012
Earth Safe from 'Killer Electrons' During Solar Maximums

Earth Safe from 'Killer Electrons' During Solar Maximums

The particles will head away from our planet, not towards it