Scientists have confirmed the existence of a space hurricane swirling far above the North Pole, the Daily Mail reported. Scientists have for the first time seen a phenomenon they believe is found around all the planets. The research team led by Shandong University in China made the announcement after analyzing a 621-kilometer-wide swirling plasma mass detected hundreds of kilometers above the North Pole, the Daily Mail reported. .
There are space hurricanes above the North Pole
According to the Daily Mail, the researchers observed a large cyclone-shaped auroral spot with an almost zero flow center and a strong flow of circular horizontal plasma and shears, which are found in hurricanes in the lower atmosphere. Space hurricanes rained electrons instead of raining water. The space hurricane moved counterclockwise, similar to the terrestrial hurricanes of the northern hemisphere and lasted nearly eight hours until it broke.
Professor Mike Lockwood, a space scientist at the University of Reading, told the Daily Mail that hurricanes could be a universal phenomenon on planets and moons with magnetic fields and plasma. He said until now it was uncertain that space plasma hurricanes existed, but the observation is incredible. Previous observations have found space hurricanes on Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter, which are similar to low-atmosphere hurricanes. The latest discovery is the first time a hurricane has been observed in the Earth’s upper atmosphere.
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According to the study published in Nature, “A hurricane is associated with strong energy and mass transport, so a hurricane in the Earth’s upper atmosphere must be violent and efficiently transfer wind and solar momentum. to the Earth’s ionosphere. ” The researchers explained that space hurricanes open a channel for rapid energy transfer from space to the ionosphere and thermosphere. It would help reveal important details of the effects of space weather, such as increased satellite drag, disruptions in high-frequency radio communications, and so on.
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