In space, Earth's magnetic field controls a certain area, which is known as the magnetosphere. Inside this lies an electric field that stretches from the morning side of Earth to the evening side. For the longest time, scientists have thought that the morning side was positively charged while it was negatively charged on the evening side. This is because electric forces move from positive to negative charges. However, a recent study has revealed that this is not the case, and vice versa is true. But this is also only applicable to the equatorial region, and the poles behave exactly as expected. This discovery was made by recent satellite measurements. Researchers from Kyoto University, Nagoya University, and Kyushu University then decided to study how the magnetosphere's electric characteristics are formed and sustained. Their findings were published in Science Daily.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/twin-asteroids-smash-into-the-moon-triggering-burst-of-light-seen-from-earth-1762408482936">Twin asteroids smash into the Moon, triggering burst of light seen from Earth</a> &nbsp;<h2>Researchers created space conditions in a lab</h2>The team created the conditions in near-Earth space using large-scale magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations. They also emulated the charged solar particles by placing a steady stream of high-speed solar wind. Their results backed satellite data, showing that the morning side of the magnetosphere carries a negative charge while the opposite side is positive. Strangely, the pattern was not globally applicable. In the polar regions, the charge polarity follows the traditional idea that the morning side is positively charged, while the evening is negative. But it flipped near the equator. The discovery shows how starkly different the two zones of Earth are.&nbsp;Corresponding author Yusuke Ebihara of Kyoto University said, "In conventional theory, the charge polarity in the equatorial plane and above the polar regions should be the same. Why, then, do we see opposite polarities between these regions? This can actually be explained by the motion of plasma." He states that the magnetic energy from the sun moves clockwise on the dusk side of the planet and channels toward the poles after entering the magnetic field. "Meanwhile, Earth's magnetic field lines run from the Southern Hemisphere to the Northern Hemisphere -- upward near the equator and downward near the poles."&nbsp;"This opposing orientation between the magnetic field and plasma flow leads to the reversal in charge distribution between the regions. The electric force and charge distribution are both results, not causes, of plasma motion," Ebihara said. The finding changes how scientists interpret electrical activity in Earth's near-space environment.&nbsp;

Earth has an electric field that stretches from the morning side to the evening. Recent satellite data found something intriguing about it that has altered all the beliefs scientists have had about its charge. A team of Japanese scientists back the discovery. 

In space, Earth's magnetic field controls a certain area, which is known as the magnetosphere. Inside this lies an electric field that stretches from the morning side of Earth to the evening side. For the longest time, scientists have thought that the morning side was positively charged while it was negatively charged on the evening side. This is because electric forces move from positive to negative charges. However, a recent study has revealed that this is not the case, and vice versa is true. But this is also only applicable to the equatorial region, and the poles behave exactly as expected. This discovery was made by recent satellite measurements. Researchers from Kyoto University, Nagoya University, and Kyushu University then decided to study how the magnetosphere's electric characteristics are formed and sustained. Their findings were published in Science Daily. Also Read: Twin asteroids smash into the Moon, triggering burst of light seen from Earth Researchers created space conditions in a lab The team created the conditions in near-Earth space using large-scale magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) simulations. They also emulated the charged solar particles by placing a steady stream of high-speed solar wind. Their results backed satellite data, showing that the morning side of the magnetosphere carries a negative charge while the opposite side is positive. Strangely, the pattern was not globally applicable. In the polar regions, the charge polarity follows the traditional idea that the morning side is positively charged, while the evening is negative. But it flipped near the equator. The discovery shows how starkly different the two zones of Earth are. Corresponding author Yusuke Ebihara of Kyoto University said, "In conventional theory, the charge polarity in the equatorial plane and above the polar regions should be the same. Why, then, do we see opposite polarities between these regions? This can actually be explained by the motion of plasma." He states that the magnetic energy from the sun moves clockwise on the dusk side of the planet and channels toward the poles after entering the magnetic field. "Meanwhile, Earth's magnetic field lines run from the Southern Hemisphere to the Northern Hemisphere -- upward near the equator and downward near the poles." "This opposing orientation between the magnetic field and plasma flow leads to the reversal in charge distribution between the regions. The electric force and charge distribution are both results, not causes, of plasma motion," Ebihara said. The finding changes how scientists interpret electrical activity in Earth's near-space environment.

Earth has an electric field that stretches from the morning side to the evening. Recent satellite data found something intriguing about it that has altered all the beliefs scientists have had about its charge. A team of Japanese scientists back the discovery.&nbsp;

Scientists shocked to learn that Earth's electric charges are flipped - Details

Jupiter is the reason why Earth exists today, a new study has found. The gas giant prevented gas and dust from flying towards the inner solar system and into the sun, thus preserving the building blocks of our planet. Scientists at Rice University in Houston stated in a study that as Jupiter continued to take shape in the early years, it started blocking the path of the material that later went on to make not just our planet, but also Mars and Venus. It literally made the solar system what it is today, acting like a wall. Besides, its gravity also stabilised the inner planets' orbits. The solar system also owed its structure to Jupiter which carved out rings and gaps which influenced the formation of rocky bodies.&nbsp;Study co-lead Andre Izidoro, an assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences at Rice University, said in a statement, "Jupiter didn't just become the biggest planet — it set the architecture for the whole inner solar system. Without it, we might not have Earth as we know it." Right after our sun was born, there was a swirling disk of gas and dust around it. All of it could have plunged into the Sun if not for Jupiter. The researchers said that Jupiter's huge gravitational pull "created ripples in the disk, disturbing the gas and forming ring-like bands of material that acted like cosmic traffic jams." These rings trapped the small dust grains that formed the rocky bodies and later coalesced to form planets.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/science/eerie-glow-at-the-centre-of-milky-way-could-reveal-a-cosmic-giant-never-seen-before-1760700098843">Eerie glow at the centre of Milky Way could reveal a cosmic giant never seen before</a> &nbsp;<h2>Jupiter is the father of our solar system as it shaped almost everything here</h2>Jupiter also divided the solar system into two zones - the inner portion and the outer one. As it grew in size, it opened a wide gap in the disk. The material from the two zones could not mix with each other because of this, and this barrier preserved the "isotopic" signatures found in meteorites. So there was the inner solar system, then the outer and also new regions where planetesimals could form much later. The study authors said that this is why some oldest meteorites formed millions of years later than the first solid bodies in the solar system. The researchers tried to answer the question of why some meteorites formed two to three million years after the first solids. &nbsp;"Our results show that Jupiter itself created the conditions for their delayed birth," Izidoro said.

A young sun threatened to gobble up everything that was swirling around it. But then Jupiter started to take shape and grow, and as it did so, it created different zones that caught the material that later formed Earth, Mars and Venus.

Jupiter is the reason why Earth exists today, a new study has found. The gas giant prevented gas and dust from flying towards the inner solar system and into the sun, thus preserving the building blocks of our planet. Scientists at Rice University in Houston stated in a study that as Jupiter continued to take shape in the early years, it started blocking the path of the material that later went on to make not just our planet, but also Mars and Venus. It literally made the solar system what it is today, acting like a wall. Besides, its gravity also stabilised the inner planets' orbits. The solar system also owed its structure to Jupiter which carved out rings and gaps which influenced the formation of rocky bodies. Study co-lead Andre Izidoro, an assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences at Rice University, said in a statement, "Jupiter didn't just become the biggest planet — it set the architecture for the whole inner solar system. Without it, we might not have Earth as we know it." Right after our sun was born, there was a swirling disk of gas and dust around it. All of it could have plunged into the Sun if not for Jupiter. The researchers said that Jupiter's huge gravitational pull "created ripples in the disk, disturbing the gas and forming ring-like bands of material that acted like cosmic traffic jams." These rings trapped the small dust grains that formed the rocky bodies and later coalesced to form planets. Also Read: Eerie glow at the centre of Milky Way could reveal a cosmic giant never seen before Jupiter is the father of our solar system as it shaped almost everything here Jupiter also divided the solar system into two zones - the inner portion and the outer one. As it grew in size, it opened a wide gap in the disk. The material from the two zones could not mix with each other because of this, and this barrier preserved the "isotopic" signatures found in meteorites. So there was the inner solar system, then the outer and also new regions where planetesimals could form much later. The study authors said that this is why some oldest meteorites formed millions of years later than the first solid bodies in the solar system. The researchers tried to answer the question of why some meteorites formed two to three million years after the first solids. "Our results show that Jupiter itself created the conditions for their delayed birth," Izidoro said.

A young sun threatened to gobble up everything that was swirling around it. But then Jupiter started to take shape and grow, and as it did so, it created different zones that caught the material that later formed Earth, Mars and Venus.

Jupiter is literally the father of not just Earth, but the entire solar system. Here's why

Stephen Hawking once predicted the end of the world, presenting a scenario where humans will ultimately be responsible for Earth becoming a barren land. Now his chilling words are returning to haunt people, since that appears to be unfolding right in front of our eyes at this very moment. Having warned of a dire situation where uncontrolled population growth and rising energy consumption could cause an apocalypse, with Earth turning into a "giant ball of fire". Speaking at the Tencent WE Summit in 2017, Hawking raised concerns over the manifold growth in technology, and that if it continues to grow, humans might be staring at the face of extermination. Hawking said that he does not see scientific or technological developments slowing down or stopping in the future. He predicted that "the present exponential growth cannot continue for the next millennium."&nbsp;“By the year 2600, the world’s population would be standing shoulder to shoulder, and the electricity consumption would make the Earth glow red-hot. This is untenable”, he said. Hawking flagged the population growth and claimed that if humans continued to multiply at the current rate, they would create a scenario where a disaster, such as a nuclear war, would wipe them out. Other factors that could destroy Earth include pandemics, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), and even aliens, as per Hawking.Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/solar-micronova-could-cook-us-earth-faces-mass-extinction-threat-in-10-25-years-1758623442603">Solar 'micronova' could cook us: Earth faces mass extinction threat in 10-25 years</a>Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/trending/earth-s-oxygen-crisis-2-3bn-years-ago-should-have-ended-all-life-but-some-of-them-are-still-here-1759912831352">Oxygen overshot on Earth 2.3bn years ago, and that should have killed some. They are still here</a><h2>The threat of nuclear war is very real</h2>Notably, the current global geopolitical situation has created a scary world where nuclear war has become a likelihood. Russia has stated that a nuclear attack is a possibility as it fights Ukraine. Meanwhile, Israel has also been involved in several skirmishes with Hamas and Iran. The risk of aliens attacking Earth might seem far-fetched, but Hawking said at the time that the UFOs carrying aliens may be hovering over Earth. “Of course, it is possible that UFOs really do contain aliens, as many people believe, and the government is hushing it up. I couldn't possibly comment!” he said.&nbsp;Artificial Intelligence is rising to become a very real threat to the world. Experts have flagged how Artificial Generative Intelligence (AGI) could threaten the existence of humanity. Some even say billionaires are building doomsday bunkers before unleashing AGI on the world. Besides this, climate change, greenhouse gases and emissions are staring us in the face, as global temperatures continue to rise.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Renowned scientist Stephen Hawking predicted how the world could end someday, and several of those scenarios are unfolding in front of us in real time. Could Earth be on the brink of death, and will humans soon be wiped out?

Stephen Hawking once predicted the end of the world, presenting a scenario where humans will ultimately be responsible for Earth becoming a barren land. Now his chilling words are returning to haunt people, since that appears to be unfolding right in front of our eyes at this very moment. Having warned of a dire situation where uncontrolled population growth and rising energy consumption could cause an apocalypse, with Earth turning into a "giant ball of fire". Speaking at the Tencent WE Summit in 2017, Hawking raised concerns over the manifold growth in technology, and that if it continues to grow, humans might be staring at the face of extermination. Hawking said that he does not see scientific or technological developments slowing down or stopping in the future. He predicted that "the present exponential growth cannot continue for the next millennium." “By the year 2600, the world’s population would be standing shoulder to shoulder, and the electricity consumption would make the Earth glow red-hot. This is untenable”, he said. Hawking flagged the population growth and claimed that if humans continued to multiply at the current rate, they would create a scenario where a disaster, such as a nuclear war, would wipe them out. Other factors that could destroy Earth include pandemics, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), and even aliens, as per Hawking. Also Read: Solar 'micronova' could cook us: Earth faces mass extinction threat in 10-25 years Also Read: Oxygen overshot on Earth 2.3bn years ago, and that should have killed some. They are still here The threat of nuclear war is very real Notably, the current global geopolitical situation has created a scary world where nuclear war has become a likelihood. Russia has stated that a nuclear attack is a possibility as it fights Ukraine. Meanwhile, Israel has also been involved in several skirmishes with Hamas and Iran. The risk of aliens attacking Earth might seem far-fetched, but Hawking said at the time that the UFOs carrying aliens may be hovering over Earth. “Of course, it is possible that UFOs really do contain aliens, as many people believe, and the government is hushing it up. I couldn't possibly comment!” he said. Artificial Intelligence is rising to become a very real threat to the world. Experts have flagged how Artificial Generative Intelligence (AGI) could threaten the existence of humanity. Some even say billionaires are building doomsday bunkers before unleashing AGI on the world. Besides this, climate change, greenhouse gases and emissions are staring us in the face, as global temperatures continue to rise.

Renowned scientist Stephen Hawking predicted how the world could end someday, and several of those scenarios are unfolding in front of us in real time. Could Earth be on the brink of death, and will humans soon be wiped out?

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Thomas’s calculations suggest that Earth is overdue for a pole flip by thousands of years. While mainstream science does not support rapid pole shifts, the theory warns of potential global-scale calamities if such an event occurs.

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Scientists shocked to learn that Earth's electric charges are flipped - Details

Jupiter is literally the father of not just Earth, but entire solar system

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