Twin NASA Probes Find "Zebra Stripes" in Earth's Radiation Belt

Earth’s inner radiation belt displays a curiously zebra-esque striped pattern, according to the latest findings from NASA’s twin Van Allen Probes. What’s more, the cause of the striping seems to be the rotation of the Earth itself — something that was previously thought to be impossible. “...it is truly humbling, as a theoretician, to see […]