Kinetic Alfvén Waves (2 of 2) (VIDEO) NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center This video is under embargo. Please login to access this video. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Caption In a kinetic Alfvén wave, some particles become trapped in the weak spots of the wave's magnetic field and ride along with the wave as it moves through space. Credit NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio/Tom Bridgman, data visualizer Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.