NASA detects strange structures in the atmosphere that could damage radio and GPS signals

It seems that the Earth is trying to send messages to other planets without realizing it, recently, NASA discovered huge formations in the shape of letters like X and C from space.

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These formations are composed of charged particles in an upper layer of the atmosphere known as the ionosphere.which is the layer from which the planet meets space and which allows radio signals to travel long distances.

As if it were an “alphabet soup”, as described by the space agency, it could potentially interfere with these communication and navigation signals.affecting operations on Earth.

According to experts, the shapes were detected by NASA’s Global Observations of Limb and Disk (GOLD) satellite.released in 2018, revealed formations unexpected C- and X-shaped formations in an electrified layer of gas high above the ionosphere.

“Their surprising appearances demonstrate that we have much to learn about the ionosphere and its effects on communications and navigation signals passing through it,” NASA wrote in a statement.

These formations extend into a region described as “the dynamic interface of the Earth with space.”“, approximately between 80 and 640 kilometers above the planet’s surface.

The ionosphere becomes electrically charged during the day when sunlight hits the planet and its energy knocks electrons off atoms and molecules.This creates a “soup” of charged particles, known as plasma, that allows radio and GPS signals to travel long distances.

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NASA explains that these ridges merge to form an X when viewed from space, similar to the shape of chromosomes found in human cells.

These alphabetic formations had already been observed before, however, now the GOLD is finding them in an area where scientists did not expect them, so They concluded that their findings could play “a crucial role in developing space weather prediction capabilities.”

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