Science Magazine January 3, 2020
High-energy electrons, shed by radioactive debris and trapped by Earth’s magnetic field, are fritzing out the satellites’ electronics and solar panels. Now, defense scientists are trying to devise a cure. Three space experiments—one now in orbit and two being readied for launch in 2021—aim to gather data on how to drain high-energy electrons trapped by Earth’s magnetic field in radiation belts encircling the planet…read more. Related article