Scientists discovered a bizarre “Bermuda Triangle” in space where satellites glitch, shut down, or lose data for no clear reason, and it’s freaking out engineers. This strange zone, called the South Atlantic Anomaly, sits above part of South America and Africa, where Earth’s magnetic field dips unusually low and lets high-energy radiation slam into orbiting spacecraft. Satellites that pass through it experience weird failures, scrambled signals, and sudden resets, forcing space agencies to redesign hardware just to survive the trip. Some researchers even think the anomaly might be growing or shifting, which could cause even bigger problems for future missions. And in this video, you’ll explore why this cosmic danger zone exists and how it keeps messing with our most important satellites. Credit:
New Magnetic Process: By NASA Goddard/Mary Pat Hrybyk-Keith; NASA Goddard's Conceptual Image Lab/Josh Masters - https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12901, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_Spacecraft_Finds_New_Magnetic_Process_in_Turbulent_Space.webm
Supercharging the Radiation Belts: By NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center - https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12328, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Supercharging_the_Radiation_Belts.webm
Magnetic 'Dent: By NASA Goddard / YouTube, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_Explores_Earth%27s_Magnetic_%27Dent%27_qpdQcw_52iM.webm
NASA’s LEXI: By NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - eMITS/Lacey Young, eMITS/Beth Anthony, eMITS/Vanessa Thomas, NASA/Hyunju Connor - https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14739, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:From_the_Moon,_NASA%E2%80%99s_LEXI_Will_Reveal_[…]E2%80%99s_Magnetic_Shield_(SVS14739_LEXI_1080_ProRes).webm
Martian Magnetosphere: By NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - SSAI/Andrew J Christensen, eMITS/Joy Ng, UCLA/Yingjuan Ma, University of California, Berkeley/Robert Lillis - https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5502, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solar_Storm_Excites_Martian_Magnetosphere_(SVS5[…]Extended_10-8-2024a_jmag_normal_flightB_noAnnotation).webm
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Geomagnetic Storm: By NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - SSAI/Andrew J Christensen, Global Science and Technology, Inc./Tom Bridgman, ADNET Systems, Inc./Laurence Schuler, ADNET Systems, Inc./Ian Jones, Johns Hopkins University/APL/Slava Merkin, Johns Hopkins University/APL/Eric L. Winter - https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5193, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geomagnetic_Storm_Causes_Satellite_Loss_(SVS5193).webm
Solar Maximum Period: By NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - eMITS/Beth Anthony, ADNET Systems, Inc./Abbey A. Interrante, SGT/Sarah Frazier - https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14683, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA,_NOAA_Announce_That_the_Sun_Has_Reached_th[…]ar_Maximum_Period_(SVS14683_-_010_SEP-spacecraft_v01).webm
Atmospheric Response: By NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - SSAI/Andrew J Christensen, ADNET Systems, Inc./Laurence Schuler, ADNET Systems, Inc./Ian Jones, Johns Hopkins University/APL/Slava Merkin, NASA/GSFC/Douglas E. Rowland, Catholic University of America/Katherine Garcia-Sage, ADNET Systems, Inc./Rachel Lense, eMITS/Lacey Young - https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5435, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Geomagnetic_and_Atmospheric_Response_to_May_2024_Solar_Storm_(SVS5435).webm
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Dickinsonia costata: By Ghedoghedo, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16252838
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Dickinsonia observed: By Citronnel, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=150266782
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Life in the Ediacaran sea: By Ryan Somma, FunkMonk, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24277381
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Hubblecast 77: By ESA/Hubble - http://spacetelescope.org/videos/hubblecast77a/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hubblecast_77.webm
Entstehung und Quellen: By ZDF/Terra X/Faszination Erde/C. Götz-Sobel/O. Rötz/M. Zimmermann/Maximilian Mohr - https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/entstehung-und-quellen-des-himalaya-gebirges-creative-commons-clip-100.html, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Entstehung_und_Quellen_des_Himalaya-Gebirges.webm
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DickinsoniaCostata: By Verisimilus, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3262792
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