Nasa 's Magnetospheric Multiscale ( MMS ) mission launched from Florida . The spacecraft is designed to study the magnetic field of our planet and its interaction with solar wind, which can be used as an indicator for space weather events on Earth.
Nasa 's Magnetospheric Multiscale ( MMS ) mission launched from Florida . Four identical spacecraft were taken into orbit at 2:44am GMT this morning . Mission will study the interaction of Earth and the sun 's magnetic fields . This causes 'magnetic explosions ' that create aurorae on Earth . But the phenomenon can also be dangerous for satellites in orbit .