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A massive solar windstorm in 2017 compressed Jupiter's magnetosphere "like a giant squash ball," a new study reports. The discovery stemmed from an unusual temperature pattern scientists observed ...

For the study, the researchers used a combination of spacecraft data obtained from NASA’s Juno spacecraft, ground observations obtained from the Keck Observatory, and computer modeling to analyze how ...

Since the Voyager mission flybys in 1979, we have known the moon Io to be both volcanically active and the main source of plasma in the vast magnetosphere of Jupiter. Material lost from Io forms ...

Jupiter stretches and pulls on the little moon, causing it to flex and change shape, creating internal heat. The other Galilean moons also contribute. This simple graphic explains tidal heating on Io.

Jupiter’s magnetosphere is much stronger. “What happens is these charged particles, or ions, travel along these magnetic field lines and they have a lot of energy when they travel along these ...

New discoveries about Jupiter's magnetosphere Date: May 6, 2024 Source: University of Alaska Fairbanks Summary: New discoveries about Jupiter could lead to a better understanding of Earth's own ...

There are jets in Jupiter’s magnetosheath, according to Voyager 2 mission data from 1979. The 45-year-old information is now revealing the dynamics of the plasma stream. You may remember Voyager ...

We were expecting to find a little oxygen, after NASA probe Pioneer 10 found intense plasma in Jupiter's magnetosphere. Experiments were conducted to determine the effect this plasma had on icy ...

A team has found that NASA's Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter frequently encounters giant swirling waves at the boundary between the solar wind and Jupiter's magnetosphere. The waves are an ...