The four craft of NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale mission fly in formation in and out of Earth's magnetosphere to probe the phenomenon of magnetic reconnection. (sciencemag.org)
«As we move forward and continue shaping the future of magnetospheric physics, the global picture of substorms and other important phenomena will become clearer as more spacecraft are deployed using innovative orbital configurations and instrumentation.» (sciencedaily.com)
On Monday, April 4, I had the privilege to become reacquainted with Dr. Syun - Ichi Akasofu who received the 2011 Hannes Alfvén Medal for his outstanding achievements in Solar - Terrestrial Physics, establishing the substorm as a fundamental concept of magnetospheric physics. (wanliss.com)