LEXI will Capture Images of Earth's Magnetosphere

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A NASA X-ray imager is heading to the Moon as part of NASA's Artemis campaign, where it will capture the first global images of the magnetic field that shields Earth from solar radiation.

“We expect to see the magnetosphere breathing out and breathing in, for the first time.”
Hyunju Connor, NASA

The Lunar Environment Heliospheric X-ray Imager, or LEXI, in…