Hi Spacecats, I’m Dr Maggie Lieu and welcome to my channel, where you can find all things space, astronomy and physics! Have you ever wondered why the atmosphere doesnt float off to space but doesnt crash down to earth either? Earth’s ambipolar field plays a crucial role, pushing the atmosphere upwards and impacting everything from ion density to our planet’s overall structure. In this video I talk about just that from the latest research findings from NASAs endurance rocket

Links:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158…

Media credits:
Earth’s magnetic field: ESA

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