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Magnetic Portals Connect Sun And Earth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081101093713.htm

An artist's concept of Earth's magnetic field connecting to the sun's -- a.k.a. a "flux transfer event" -- with a spacecraft on hand to measure particles and fields. (Credit: Image courtesy of Science@NASA)

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