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Magnetic Portals Connect Sun and Earth Monday, November 03, 2008 - Anuradha Menon Home >> Headlines >> Space   
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During the time it takes you to read this article, something will happen high overhead that until recently many scientists didn't believe in. A magnetic portal will open, linking Earth to the sun 93 million miles away. Tons of high-energy particles may flow through the opening before it closes again, around the time you reach the end of the page."It's called a flux transfer event or 'FTE,'" says space physicist David Sibeck of the Goddard Space Flight Center. (source: science.nasa.gov)
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