# Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) (B)

A 3D model from NASA/Christopher R. Meaney, [NASA](https://science.nasa.gov/3d-resources/magnetospheric-multiscale-mms-b/).

- Licence: [Not subject to copyright in the United States (NASA)](https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/)
- Credit: NASA/Christopher R. Meaney
- Model (GLB): [https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/magnetospheric-multiscale-(mms)-(b)/Magnetospheric%20Multiscale%20(MMS)%20(B).glb](https://assets.science.nasa.gov/content/dam/science/cds/3d/resources/model/magnetospheric-multiscale-(mms)-(b)/Magnetospheric%20Multiscale%20(MMS)%20(B).glb)
- Not offered in your room: its source does not state the model's scale, so it could not be shown at its true size.

MMS investigates how the Sun’s and Earth’s magnetic fields connect and disconnect, explosively transferring energy from one to the other. This process occurs throughout the universe and is known as magnetic reconnection.