To ensure that the occurrence of reconnection of magnetic lines, NASA could use probes MMC. Jim Burch, an employee of the southwestern University of Texas, said that earlier scientists did not know how the magnetic field of the Sun and Earth interact with each other, because to launch satellites MMC did not have time to monitor the whole process. But now there was the chance to explore everything in detail.
Burch explained that the magnetic field of the Earth and the Sun are constantly interacting with each other, the structure of their magnetic fields is constantly changing by itself, which leads to periodic rupture and re-connection to their power lines. The phenomenon of physicists reconnection, leads to the release of enormous amounts of energy, like an explosion. This leads to solar flares and the appearance of the Aurora Borealis at the poles of the Earth.
Scientists are studying the reasons of occurrence of reconnections of the magnetic lines of how and why this happens. For these purposes in the past year, the space Agency NASA into orbit were launched four probes, which last summer tried to fix the gaps of the magnetic fields. After four thousand attempts to get their fix. At the moment, the team of researchers plans to find out why the reconnection of magnetic field lines does not always lead to the explosive release of energy. After that, a team of scientists to study the furthest tip of the magnetic shield of the Earth and try to find out, is the interaction of the magnetic fields of the Sun and Earth on the Sunny side and in the shade.
NASA for the first time, followed by reconnection of the magnetic fields of the Sun and Earth
Vyacheslav Larionov