Magnetic reconnection is a topological rearrangement of magnetic field that converts
magnetic energy to plasma energy. Astrophysical flares, from the Earth's magnetosphere to …

Dayside transients, such as hot flow anomalies, foreshock bubbles, magnetosheath jets, flux
transfer events, and surface waves, are frequently observed upstream from the bow shock …

The heating of electrons in collisionless magnetic reconnection is explored in particle-in-cell
simulations with non-zero guide fields so that electrons remain magnetized. In this regime …

Magnetic reconnection, the rearrangement of magnetic field topologies, is a fundamental
plasma process throughout the universe, which converts magnetic energy to plasma kinetic …

The recent observations of the anomalous cosmic ray (ACR) energy spectrum as Voyager 1
and Voyager 2 crossed the heliospheric termination shock have called into question the …

The magnetosheath flow may take the form of large amplitude, yet spatially localized,
transient increases in dynamic pressure, known as “magnetosheath jets” or “plasmoids” …

Turbulent plasmas generate a multitude of thin current structures that can be sites for
magnetic reconnection. The Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission has recently …

Turbulent plasmas generate intense current structures, which have long been suggested as
magnetic reconnection sites. Recent Magnetospheric Multiscale observations in Earth's …

This paper gives an overview of the insights into the magnetic reconnection process
obtained by in-situ measurements across current sheets found in planetary magnetospheres …

The five THEMIS spacecraft and a dedicated ground-based observatory array will pinpoint
when and where substorms occur, thereby providing the observations needed to identify the …