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Montevideo, November 21st 2024 - 10:15 UTC

Tag: Magnetic Field

  • Saturday, August 22nd 2020 - 08:01 UTC

    South Atlantic Anomaly and Evolving Dent in Earth’s Magnetic Field

    A fairly well-known phenomenon called South Atlantic Anomaly refers to the unusually weak magnetic field over S. America and the southern Atlantic Ocean

    A dent in the protective shield sounds scary for any person, but what are the scientists talking about when they say South Atlantic Anomaly? The researchers from the US space agency, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), recently noticed a growing dent in the Earth’s magnetic field over South America. And the news has caught on like wildfire across the digital community.