Two New Radiation Belts Discovered

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After the reported solar storm that hits the planet Earth on May 2024,NASA's CubeSat detected and discovers two new radiation belts accumulating or accumulated surrounding planet Earth.

" A NASA satellite has since discovered this storm created two new but temporary radiation belts that circle the Earth. The two belts sit between the other two existing belts and form concentric rings above the equator." ( Universe Today )

The two belts are composed of most of electrons with inner substantially quality of protons.

The belts were discovered according to the news, following a technical problem preceded on the satellite or what so-called "CubeSat"."CubeSat" is a satellite or a nano satellite.With particularly, CIRBE Satellite or Colorado Inner Radiation Belt Experiment (CIRBE) CubeSat.

"The CubeSat had been in space for about a year before it experienced what NASA reported as an anomaly and the satellite went quiet on 15 April. The satellite was out of action during the storm in May last year but it unexpectedly leapt back to life on 15 June. It then resumed taking measurements and it was this that led to the discovery of the new belts. Understanding them is of crucial importance since satellites heading into geostationary orbits have to travel through the radiation belts." ( Universe Today )