Observatory #1 is shown here on the Ransome table, tilted in a vertical position to provide better access for the engineers and technicians.
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The Magnetospheric Multiscale, or MMS, will study how the sun and the Earth's magnetic fields connect and disconnect, an explosive process that can accelerate particles through space to nearly the speed of light. This process is called magnetic reconnection and can occur throughout all space.
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