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NASA discovers planet-wide electric field around Earth that's shooting bits of our atmosphere into space


NASA scientists have discovered a planet-wide electric field surrounding Earth, confirming a 60-year-old hypothesis. Studying the field could yield some vital information about how our planet's atmosphere has evolved.

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