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Jovian storms can rework the whole chemical makeup of Jupiter's deep atmosphere by picking up ammonia from and dropping it ...
A pair of planetary scientists at the University of California, working with a colleague from the California Institute of ...
A massive solar windstorm in 2017 compressed Jupiter's magnetosphere "like a giant squash ball," a new study reports.
Jupiter’s skies can glow with lights more intense than anything on Earth. Its polar auroras shine when charged particles ...
Jupiter’s striking size, swirling gases, and dramatic bands in its atmosphere set it apart from every other planet. One of ...
Even gargantuan Jupiter, with its whirling superstorms and volatile temperatures, has a soft side. A team of researchers ...
NASA’s Juno spacecraft entered safe mode twice during a recent close pass of Jupiter, temporarily halting science operations. While safe mode is a normal precaution when anomalies are detected, the ...
Research published by scientists in England found a 2017 solar event compressed Jupiter's magnetic field, setting off aurora at the poles and heating in the upper atmosphere that spread across the ...
Io is an incredibly active and extreme place, with glistening lava lakes and volcanic eruptions shooting sulfur and magma to ...
Scientists say a vast region of unexpectedly high temperatures in Jupiter's upper atmosphere was caused by a massive wave of solar wind.