Twin Van Allen Probes (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Twin Van Allen Probes

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The twin Van Allen Probes circle through the radiation belts surrounding Earth to help scientists study what processes can accelerate particles there near to the speed of light.

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