magnetic bubble
noun
: a tiny movable magnetized cylindrical volume in a thin magnetic material that along with other like volumes can be used to represent a bit of information (as in a computer)
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The enhanced solar wind that flows from them can cause storms in the Earth's protective magnetic bubble.
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Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2017
Solar wind creates a huge magnetic bubble, known as the heliosphere, that protects Earth and the other planets from energetic subatomic particles that constantly zip around in deep space.
—Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2013
Auroral displays occur when Earth's magnetic bubble, called the magnetosphere, is roiled by material flowing outward from the Sun.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2019
This acts as a kind of protective magnetic bubble shielding us from harm.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2020
The blowing of the solar wind creates an enormous magnetic bubble around the Sun, known as the heliosphere.
—Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2021
Without a magnetic bubble to shield Mars from the sun’s radiation, its atmosphere was blown away like confetti.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2021
Last year it was discovered that during the mission, the spacecraft also flew through a plasmoid -- a giant magnetic bubble that likely pinched off part of the planet's atmosphere, sending it out into space.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 1 Apr. 2021
But Earth’s thick atmosphere and magnetic bubble shield our planet from much incoming radiation, making these streaks of luminescence scarce.
—Maya Wei-Haas, National Geographic, 9 Nov. 2020
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Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 5 July 2017
Solar wind creates a huge magnetic bubble, known as the heliosphere, that protects Earth and the other planets from energetic subatomic particles that constantly zip around in deep space.
—Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2013
Auroral displays occur when Earth's magnetic bubble, called the magnetosphere, is roiled by material flowing outward from the Sun.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2019
This acts as a kind of protective magnetic bubble shielding us from harm.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 25 June 2020
The blowing of the solar wind creates an enormous magnetic bubble around the Sun, known as the heliosphere.
—Corey S. Powell, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2021
Without a magnetic bubble to shield Mars from the sun’s radiation, its atmosphere was blown away like confetti.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2021
Last year it was discovered that during the mission, the spacecraft also flew through a plasmoid -- a giant magnetic bubble that likely pinched off part of the planet's atmosphere, sending it out into space.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 1 Apr. 2021
But Earth’s thick atmosphere and magnetic bubble shield our planet from much incoming radiation, making these streaks of luminescence scarce.
—Maya Wei-Haas, National Geographic, 9 Nov. 2020
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