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Scientists detect a magnetic switchback near Earth for the first time (www.earth.com)
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A NASA fleet has spotted the first magnetic switchback near Earth, a zigzag in the magnetic field at the edge of our planet’s shield. The result shows that twists once seen near the Sun also appear in our space neighborhood.

The work was led by E. O. McDougall, a physicist, at the University of New Hampshire (UNH). McDougall’s research focuses on magnetic switchbacks and reconnection in space plasmas.

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