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Earth's chorus waves show limited link to rapid electron loss from radiation belts

Earth's chorus waves show limited link to rapid electron loss from radiation belts
Phys.org Tuesday 22 September 2026, 19:00 UTC 1 min read
Key Points

The Van Allen radiation belts are huge, doughnut-shaped regions of highly energetic charged particles trapped by Earth's magnetosphere. These charged particles play a major role in space weather, so studying them is important for predicting and managing risks to satellites, astronauts, power grids and other infrastructure.

The Van Allen radiation belts are huge, doughnut-shaped regions of highly energetic charged particles trapped by Earth's magnetosphere. These charged particles play a major role in space weather, so studying them is important for predicting and managing risks to satellites, astronauts, power grids and other infrastructure.
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