NASA's spacecraft has captured a solar shockwave in action for the first time ever
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NASA's spacecraft has captured a solar shockwave in action for the first time ever


On Oct. 8, 2013, an explosion on the Sun's surface sent a supersonic blast wave of solar wind out into space. This shockwave tore past Mercury and Venus, blitzing by the Moon before streaming toward Earth. The shockwave struck a massive blow to the Earth's magnetic field, setting off a magnetized sound pulse around the planet.

NASA's Van Allen Probes, twin spacecraft orbiting within the radiation belts deep inside the Earth's magnetic field, captured the effects of the solar shockwave just before and after it struck.
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