The Sun is constantly spewing solar wind, a stream of charged particles, into interplanetary space. Occasionally, it bursts ...
Even gargantuan Jupiter, with its whirling superstorms and volatile temperatures, has a soft side. A team of researchers ...
A massive solar windstorm in 2017 compressed Jupiter's magnetosphere "like a giant squash ball," a new study reports.
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"The solar wind squished Jupiter's magnetic shield like a giant squash ball. This created a super-hot region that spans half ...
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How can Uranus be used to indirectly study its moons and identify if they possess subsurface oceans? This is what a recent ...
Scientists say a vast, Earth-sized region of unexpectedly high temperatures in Jupiter's upper atmosphere was caused by a massive wave of solar wind.
A solar wind event from 2017 that hit Jupiter and compressed its magnetosphere created a hot region spanning half Jupiter's circumference.
Scientists suspected the ice giant hosted auroras—and had already observed them on Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus. But an ...
Hubble’s 20-year study of Uranus reveals dramatic atmospheric shifts, from methane mysteries to polar brightening, reshaping ...
As we leap into the heart of spring, the energy will buzz with power shifts, significant planetary re-entries and intense ...