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BookmarkA magnetosphere is the region around an astronomical object in which phenomena are dominated or organized by its magnetic field.
Earth is surrounded by a magnetosphere, as are the magnetized planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune..
For more information about the topic Magnetosphere, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
Van Allen radiation belt — The Van Allen radiation belt is a torus of energetic charged particles (i.e. a plasma) around Earth, trapped by Earth's magnetic field. When the ... > read more
Earth's magnetic field — Earth's magnetic field (and the surface magnetic field) is approximately a magnetic dipole, with one pole near the geographic north pole and the ... > read more
Solar wind — A solar wind is a stream of charged particles (i.e., a plasma) which are ejected from the upper atmosphere of a star. When originating from stars ... > read more
Geomagnetic storm — A geomagnetic storm is a temporary disturbance of the Earth's magnetosphere. Associated with solar coronal mass ejections, coronal holes, or solar ... > read moreNote: This page refers to an article that is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the article Magnetosphere at Wikipedia.org. See the Wikipedia copyright page for more details.
