How to Use magnetosphere in a Sentence

magnetosphere

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Definition of magnetospherenext
  • One hitch in that idea is that Mars still does seem to have a bit of a magnetosphere.
    — Eva Botkin-Kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2018
  • But this is the first time such a magnetosphere has been spotted around a white dwarf.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2018
  • What the solar flare video doesn’t show, is the changes in the Earth’s radiation belts, and even the currents in our magnetosphere.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 20 June 2022
  • Above the ionosphere is the Earth’s magnetosphere, an area that marks the border of Earth’s magnetic field.
    — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 29 Oct. 2018
  • The bow shock is formed by the collision of stellar wind with the planet's magnetosphere.
    — Samantha Mathewson, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2017
  • These influence the magnetosphere to take a huge comet-like shape that envelops Earth and forms a tail that stretches far out, away from the sun.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2022
  • High-frequency waves can knock out of the magnetosphere to the ionosphere, which creates the green picket fences.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 29 Apr. 2019
  • The probe's mission is to learn more about the planet's origins, structure and magnetosphere.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Both are part of the magnetosphere, the region in space governed by Jupiter's magnetic field.
    — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 1 July 2016
  • The plan is built around the idea of giving Mars an artificial magnetosphere.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 10 Dec. 2021
  • The belts are part of Earth's magnetosphere, or the region of space where Earth's magnetic field interacts with solar wind.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Aug. 2020
  • During its career, the spacecraft was the first to map the entire magnetosphere, which is the area influenced by Earth's magnetic field.
    — Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2018
  • Researchers suspect the change may have occurred when the Juno probe entered a different part of Ganymede's magnetosphere.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2021
  • As Io sweeps by Jupiter, the planet drags particles off its surface, forming a small magnetosphere, or plasma torus around the moon.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 7 Apr. 2020
  • Space radiation The Earth has a protective shield called a magnetosphere, which is the area of space around a planet that is controlled by its magnetic field.
    — Rachael Seidler, Discover Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
  • These events manipulate the Earth's magnetosphere, which usually deflects most of what the sun emits.
    — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Feb. 2020
  • This type of wave, called a Whistler wave, also forms in Earth's magnetosphere, the region around our planet that's dominated by Earth's magnetic fields.
    — Erika K. Carlson, Discover Magazine, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Whistling sounds are punctuated by a resounding boom at the moment the craft enters Jupiter’s magnetosphere.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 31 Oct. 2017
  • The ionosphere overlaps with Earth’s magnetosphere, the area of space surrounding our planet that's controlled by its magnetic field.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 29 Apr. 2019
  • These electrons originate in the magnetosphere, the region of space controlled by Earth’s magnetic field.
    — Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2018
  • While peering at Jupiter, Juno has learned about the planet’s origins, structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere.
    — Doyle Rice, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2017
  • The type and severity of that disturbance depends on variations in the solar wind, which can produce major changes in the currents, plasmas and fields in Earth's magnetosphere.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Saturn has a magnetosphere that cocoons Enceladus, unlike our own moon.
    — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2018
  • Such a planet would be buffeted by a stronger stellar wind—offering more electrons to be whipped up by the planet's magnetosphere into a signal that could be a million times stronger than Jupiter's.
    — Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Juno's Waves instrument captured the track by measuring radio and plasma waves in Jupiter's magnetosphere.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Her work uncovers the connection between Earth’s magnetosphere and its atmosphere and how the two work together to shield the ground from showers of strong radiation from space.
    — Lyndie Chiou, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Earth’s magnetic field, also called the magnetosphere, is generated by currents of molten iron in the planet’s interior and extends outward from the poles in great bulging arcs.
    — Jill Kiedaisch, Popular Mechanics, 14 Feb. 2019
  • Mapping changes in Saturn’s magnetosphere can tell us a lot about the solar wind, a critical component of space weather that effects probes, satellites and astronauts alike.
    — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2018
  • Researchers won’t get more detailed data until 2029, when the ESA’s Juice probe arrives at the planet to investigate its atmosphere and magnetosphere.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 3 Nov. 2017
  • The storm also adds energy to currents in the magnetosphere in the form of heat that can increase both the density and distribution of density in the upper atmosphere, in turn causing extra drag on satellites in low-Earth orbit.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 22 Jan. 2024

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