How to Use magnetosphere in a Sentence

magnetosphere

noun
  • But this is the first time such a magnetosphere has been spotted around a white dwarf.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2018
  • One hitch in that idea is that Mars still does seem to have a bit of a magnetosphere.
    — Eva Botkin-Kowacki, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2018
  • If our eyes could see it, Jupiter’s magnetosphere would appear bigger than the full moon in the sky!
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The bow shock is formed by the collision of stellar wind with the planet's magnetosphere.
    — Samantha Mathewson, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2017
  • In fact, the magnetosphere had been compressed and the plasma seemingly squeezed out.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
  • The probe's mission is to learn more about the planet's origins, structure and magnetosphere.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2018
  • High-frequency waves can knock out of the magnetosphere to the ionosphere, which creates the green picket fences.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 29 Apr. 2019
  • The presence of a magnetosphere implies that part of Mercury’s core is still churning.
    — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Both are part of the magnetosphere, the region in space governed by Jupiter's magnetic field.
    — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 1 July 2016
  • The plan is built around the idea of giving Mars an artificial magnetosphere.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 10 Dec. 2021
  • These influence the magnetosphere to take a huge comet-like shape that envelops Earth and forms a tail that stretches far out, away from the sun.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2022
  • Saturn has a magnetosphere that cocoons Enceladus, unlike our own moon.
    — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 10 July 2018
  • What the solar flare video doesn’t show, is the changes in the Earth’s radiation belts, and even the currents in our magnetosphere.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 20 June 2022
  • Above the ionosphere is the Earth’s magnetosphere, an area that marks the border of Earth’s magnetic field.
    — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 29 Oct. 2018
  • This mission encompasses a pair of small spacecraft that will be sent to Mars to study the red planet's magnetosphere.
    — ArsTechnica, 4 July 2025
  • These events manipulate the Earth's magnetosphere, which usually deflects most of what the sun emits.
    — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Feb. 2020
  • Perhaps misaligned magnetospheres are typical of all ice giants, both in the solar system or beyond.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
  • These collide with not just the magnetosphere but also gases in the upper reaches of the atmosphere, all of which sends brilliant dancing lights across the sky.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 July 2024
  • The belts are part of Earth's magnetosphere, or the region of space where Earth's magnetic field interacts with solar wind.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Aug. 2020
  • As Io sweeps by Jupiter, the planet drags particles off its surface, forming a small magnetosphere, or plasma torus around the moon.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 7 Apr. 2020
  • Whistling sounds are punctuated by a resounding boom at the moment the craft enters Jupiter’s magnetosphere.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Researchers suspect the change may have occurred when the Juno probe entered a different part of Ganymede's magnetosphere.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Their mission goal is to monitor magnetic signals from Earth’s core and mantle, as well as the ionosphere and magnetosphere.
    — Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 14 Nov. 2025
  • During its career, the spacecraft was the first to map the entire magnetosphere, which is the area influenced by Earth's magnetic field.
    — Meghan Bartels, Space.com, 30 Aug. 2018
  • Furthermore, the magnetosphere is off-center inside Uranus, allowing for a much stronger magnetic field in the north than in the south.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 10 Dec. 2025
  • These electrons originate in the magnetosphere, the region of space controlled by Earth’s magnetic field.
    — Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 20 Apr. 2018
  • However, Earth's magnetosphere deflects this stream of particles away from the planet.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2025
  • At the same time, Earth's magnetic poles line up in such a way that incoming solar wind streams can connect more effectively with the magnetosphere.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The ionosphere overlaps with Earth’s magnetosphere, the area of space surrounding our planet that's controlled by its magnetic field.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 29 Apr. 2019
  • This alignment can open cracks in the magnetosphere, allowing more solar particles to stream in and trigger brighter, more frequent auroras.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

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