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Observations from NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveal that Jupiter’s strong magnetic field and the unique properties of its plasma ...
A groundbreaking study has unveiled a startling portrait of Jupiter‘s early days, revealing the gas giant was once nearly twice its current size and wielded a magnetic field about 50 times ...
Jupiter was about twice its current radius and possessed a magnetic field roughly 50 times stronger than today around 3.8 million years after the solar system's first solids formed.
Scientists have discovered HIP 67522 b, a planet so close to its star that its orbit disturbs the star’s magnetic field, ...
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has once again delivered a stunning view of Jupiter’s ever-changing atmosphere. In this latest image, a trail of drifting clouds ...
A planet that is snuggled up closely with its host star may be igniting colossal flares that strip it of its own mass.
Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure—and reveal how little is understood about geologically active moons.
"Eight minutes later, the orbiter started receiving data from the descent probe, which slammed into the top of the Jovian atmosphere at a comet-like speed of 170,000 kilometers per hour," NASA ...
Stars often whip their planets with solar winds and radiation, pull them ever closer with gravity and sear them with heat.