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NASA's LEXI to Capture Earth's Magnetic Field from Moon

1/7/2025

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NASA's LEXI, the Lunar Environment Heliospheric X-ray Imager, is set to embark on its journey to the Moon in mid-January as part of the Artemis campaign. This groundbreaking mission will capture stunning global images of Earth's magnetic field, revealing its dance with solar weather and paving the way for better protection of our infrastructure from solar particle impacts.

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NASA's LEXI, the Lunar Environment Heliospheric X-ray Imager, is set to embark on its journey to the Moon in mid-January as part of the Artemis campaign. This groundbreaking mission will capture stunning global images of Earth's magnetic field, revealing its dance with solar weather and paving the way for better protection of our infrastructure from solar particle impacts.