What is Magnetosphere and Magnetic Reconnection?
- Magnetosphere is the region of space surrounding an astronomical object in which charged particles are controlled by that object’s magnetic field.
- The magnetic field near the surface of many astronomical objects resembles that of a dipole.
- The field lines of the magnetic field significantly distort the flow of electrically conducting plasma emitted from a nearby star (e.g. In case of Earth, the solar wind from the Sun)
