New Radiation Belts After May 2024 Solar Storm

February 12, 2025
9:00 am

NASA had a news release on February 6^th and social posts about CIRBE’s new findings, the paper was published in JGR on the same day (coordinated with NASA news release), based on CIRBE/REPTile’s measurements ( http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2024JA033504):

NASA CubeSat Finds New Radiation Belts After May 2024 Solar Storm

And the social posts are here:

This just in! 🆕 🚨

New research finds that the momentous May 2024 solar storms, which pushed aurora borealis as far south as the Florida Keys, also created two temporary radiation belts surrounding our planet.

More: https://t.co/ZO9OImFrJW pic.twitter.com/MqyfeB1hqp
— NASA Sun & Space (@NASASun) February 6, 2025

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New Radiation Belts After May 2024 Solar Storm

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