plasma

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"Enceladus itself is a key driver of this environment, releasing huge amounts of water vapor that gets ionized, loading the magnetosphere with heavy plasma that is then pulled around as the planet spins."

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Together, the rapid spin and this heavy plasma environment appear to pull the magnetic field lines sideways.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The cancerous plasma cells produce large amounts of an abnormal antibody called M protein, which builds up in bone marrow and forms tumors in bones, like the one in my hip.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

I’d been shocked to learn that she’d never seen a plasma ball in the microwave, so I wanted to surprise her with my grape experiment—with Mom supervising, of course—before we focused on our science vlog.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas