Giant Breach in Earth's Magnetic Field Discovered

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NASA Science News for December 16, 2008 NASA's five THEMIS spacecraft have discovered a breach in Earth's magnetic field ten times larger than anything previously thought to exist. The size of the opening and the strange way it forms could overturn long-held ideas of space physics. FULL STORY at http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/16dec_giantbreach.htm?list1045841 For more information about space and space exploration, visit our Home page: http://science.nasa.gov