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Earth grew an extra, never-before-seen 'radiation belt' after last year's supercharged solar storm — and it's probably still there


Data collected from a once-defunct NASA satellite show that Earth grew two extra radiation belts following a supercharged geomagnetic storm in May 2024, including a never-before-seen structure that is "likely still there today," researchers say.

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