Animated GIF of Magnetics Around the Earth (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Animated GIF of Magnetics Around the Earth

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Space is a better vacuum than any we can create on Earth, but it's nonetheless bustling with activity, particles and magnetic field lines. NASA studies our space environment to protect our technology and astronauts as we explore farther and farther from our home planet.

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Credits: NASA/Goddard/Conceptual Image Lab

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