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http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/aussie-student-proves-existence-of-plasma-tubes-floating-above-earth/story-fnjwlcze-1227379756018
AN AUSTRALIAN scientist has discovered that giant, invisible, moving plasma tubes fill the skies above Earth.
It’s a finding that was initially met with a considerable degree of scepticism within the field of astrophysics, but a University of Sydney undergraduate student Cleo Loi, 23, has proven that the phenomenon exists.
By using a radio telescope in the West Australian outback to see space in 3D, Ms Loi has proven that the Earth’s atmosphere is embedded with these strangely shaped, tubular plasma structures. The complex, multilayered ducts are created by the atmosphere being ionised by sunlight.
Plasma rings are long, narrow tubes of highly charged particles that exist in Earth's ionosphere.
Astronomer Cleo Loi used radio telescopes to observe and map the plasma rings in the ionosphere.
The discovery of plasma rings helps us better understand the dynamics of Earth's ionosphere and how it interacts with the Sun's magnetic field.
Yes, other planets such as Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus also have plasma rings in their ionospheres.
Plasma rings can affect Earth's communication and navigation systems by disrupting radio signals and causing interference.