# Scientists Detect Invisible Electric Field Around Earth for the First Time 🌍

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/scientists-detect-invisible-electric-field-around-earth-for-the-first-time/290313>\
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**Created:** [August 31, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/scientists-detect-invisible-electric-field-around-earth-for-the-first-time/290313 "2024-08-31T11:58:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 31, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://onehack.st/t/scientists-detect-invisible-electric-field-around-earth-for-the-first-time/290313/1 "2024-08-31T11:58:58Z")

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**Summary:**

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1. **Historic Discovery**  
Scientists have detected the ambipolar field, a weak electric field around Earth theorized over 60 years ago, using data from the Endurance mission.

2. **Field Mechanics**  
The ambipolar field emerges from interactions between ionized atmospheric particles, balancing the pull of electrons and ions to influence the ionosphere’s density and the polar wind.

3. **Significant Findings**  
The field, measured at just 0.55 volts, impacts ion escape into space and has increased the ionosphere’s density at high altitudes by 271%.

**Read more at:** [ScienceAlert](https://sciencealert.com)