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Jupiter, the colossal gas giant of our solar system, has always captured the fascination of astronomers and space enthusiasts alike. With its immense size, swirling storm systems, and striking bands ...
The researchers also determined that Jupiter's magnetic field at that time was approximately 50 times stronger than it is today.
Observations from NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveal that Jupiter’s strong magnetic field and the unique properties of its plasma ...
Long theorized but never observed, the first known “planet with a death wish” is described by Ilin and her colleagues in a ...
Scientists have discovered HIP 67522 b, a planet so close to its star that its orbit disturbs the star’s magnetic field, ...
A massive solar windstorm in 2017 compressed Jupiter's magnetosphere "like a giant squash ball," a new study reports.
Exoplanet HIP 67522 b, fluffed up to the size of Jupiter, circles so close to its star that it’s triggering violent flares — ...
Some exoplanets in their stars' habitable zones may be distinctly uninhabitable due to solar flaring. Red dwarfs are known ...
The clingy planet orbits so close to its star, it triggers powerful explosions of radiation that eat away at its atmosphere.
Solar Waves Squash And Massively Heat Up Jupiter’s Magnetic Field 2-3 Times A Month The giant planets are equally vulnerable to the effects of the solar wind as Earth is.
Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure—and reveal how little is understood about geologically active moons.