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The NASA spacecraft tasked with uncovering the secrets of Jupiter, king of the planets, is running out of time. The Juno ...
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Space.com on MSN'Alien auroras' on Jupiter reveal a new kind of plasma wave, scientists say
Scientists using NASA's Juno spacecraft have discovered a new plasma wave in Jupiter's auroras, offering fresh insight into ...
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Space.com on MSNJupiter quiz: Think you know about the Jovian gas giant?
This quiz will challenge your knowledge of Jupiter's features, moons, and the missions that have dared to get close.
Astronomers have spotted some bizarre patterns in Jupiter's atmosphere, just above its famous Great Red Spot. The region was originally thought of as quite boring, but has now been discovered to ...
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system and is composed of gases, so it couldn’t be more different from Earth. But similar to our planet, Jupiter has a layered atmosphere.
In fact, Jupiter's atmosphere has dramatic weather and structures which scientists are still learning about — including a prevalence of strange objects called mushballs.
More It's hard to measure altitudes in Jupiter's atmosphere, because the planet doesn't have a surface in the usual sense (there's liquid somewhere below all those deep layers of gas, but it's ...
NASA announced that a new aspect of Jupiter's atmosphere has been discovered thanks to the space agency's James Webb Space Telescope. Scientists studying images captured by the telescope in July ...
Plasma waves that result from Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities can also be found in Earth’s atmosphere, but more form above Jupiter. It would still be impossible to ride an invisible wave.
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Underknown on MSNWhat If Jupiter Was a Rocky Planet?
Eleven times wider than Earth. Over 300 times more massive. And a million times more terrifying. Jupiter may look like a ...
The fifth planet from the sun, Jupiter is what watercolor dreams are made of. Vibrant bands of clouds ripple around its thick ...
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