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Numerical simulations and spacecraft observations elucidate how ultralow-frequency waves transmit through collisionless shocks, which could not only advance our understanding of shocks but also have implications for space weather modelling.

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Fig. 1: Transmission of foreshock waves through Earth’s bow shock.

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  1. Physics Department & Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA

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  2. Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Terry Z. Liu

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Zhang, H., Liu, T.Z. Travel through the shock. Nat. Phys. 19, 15–16 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-022-01854-y

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