Cluster watches Earth’s leaky atmosphere : Low Bandwidth Version

Cluster watches Earth’s leaky atmosphere Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Oxygen is constantly leaking out of Earth’s atmosphere and into space. Now, ESA’s formation-flying quartet of satellites, Cluster, has discovered the physical mechanism that is driving the escape. It turns out that the Earth’s own magnetic field is accelerating the oxygen away.
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Posted: 1 year ago by meggysue:
We're DOOMED! *plants a tree*
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Posted: 1 year ago by kidsizedcoffin:
Oxygen is the leading cause of forest fires, GOOD RIDDANCE!
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