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Published Scientists discover a new auroral feature on Jupiter - Scientists Discover a New Auroral Feature on Jupiter


Astronomers have detected new faint aurora features, characterized by ring-like emissions, which exp...
Published The aurora's very high altitude booster - The Aurora's Very High Altitude Booster: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Space Exploration


Electrons arriving from the Sun are propelled by electrical energy generated as high as 30,000 kilom...
Published Explosions of Jupiter's aurora linked to extraordinary planet-moon interaction - Explosions of Jupiter's Aurora Linked to Extraordinary Planet-Moon Interaction


New observations of the planet's extreme ultraviolet emissions show that bright explosions of Jupite...
Published Fierce 2012 magnetic storm just missed us: Earth dodged huge magnetic bullet from the sun - Fierce 2012 Magnetic Storm Just Missed Us: Earth Dodged Huge Magnetic Bullet from the Sun


On July 23, 2012, a huge magnetic storm propelled by two nearly simultaneous coronal mass ejections...
Published Sun's magnetic field going to flip soon: 11-year solar cycle wimpy, but peaking - Sun's Magnetic Field Going to Flip Soon: 11-Year Solar Cycle Wimpy, but Peaking


In a 3-meter diameter hollow aluminum sphere, a physics professor is stirring and heating plasmas to...
Published Where do high-energy particles that endanger satellites, astronauts and airplanes come from? - Where Do High-Energy Particles That Endanger Satellites, Astronauts, and Airplanes Come From?


Astrophysicists show how and when specific particles form and offers clues to questions that have tr...
Published MAVEN and EMM make first observations of patchy proton aurora at Mars - MAVEN and EMM Make First Observations of Patchy Proton Aurora at Mars


NASA's MAVEN and the United Arab Emirates' EMM missions have released joint observations of dynamic...
Published A new ring system discovered in our Solar System - A New Ring System Discovered in Our Solar System


Scientists have discovered a new ring system around a dwarf planet on the edge of the Solar System....
Published What if mysterious 'cotton candy' planets actually sport rings? - What if Mysterious 'Cotton Candy' Planets Actually Sport Rings?


Some of the extremely low-density, 'cotton candy like' exoplanets called super-puffs may actually ha...
Published Juno and Hubble data reveal electromagnetic 'tug-of-war' lights up Jupiter’s upper atmosphere - Juno and Hubble Data Reveal Electromagnetic 'Tug-of-War' Lights Up Jupiter's Upper Atmosphere


New space research has revealed a complex 'tug-of-war' lights up aurorae in Jupiter's upper atmosphe...
Published Oxygen ions in Jupiter's innermost radiation belts - Oxygen Ions in Jupiter's Innermost Radiation Belts


Researchers find high-energy oxygen and sulfur ions in Jupiter's inner radiation belts -- and a prev...
Published 'Prenatal' protoplanet upends planet formation models - Prenatal Protoplanet Upends Planet Formation Models


An international research team has discovered a new planet so young that it has yet to emerge from t...
Published On the quest for other Earths - On the Quest for Other Earths: The Search for Habitable Exoplanets


An international research team has developed a new method for directly imaging smaller planets in th...
Published Researchers measure the light emitted by a sub-Neptune planet's atmosphere - Researchers Measure the Light Emitted by a Sub-Neptune Planet's Atmosphere



Researchers observed exoplanet GJ 1214b's atmosphere by measuring the heat it emits while orbiting i ...
Published Astronomers discover a key planetary system to understand the formation mechanism of the mysterious 'super-Earths' - Astronomers Discover a Key Planetary System to Understand the Formation Mechanism of the Mysterious 'Super-Earths'



A study presents the detection of a system of two planets slightly larger than Earth orbiting a cold ...
Published New giant planet evidence of possible planetary collisions - New Giant Planet: Evidence of Possible Planetary Collisions


A Neptune-sized planet denser than steel has been discovered by an international team of astronomers...
Published Team studies binaries to make heads or tails of planet formation - Team Studies Binaries to Make Heads or Tails of Planet Formation


A team studied the orientation of distant solar system bodies to bolster the 'streaming instability'...
Published Crater counts on Pluto, Charon show small Kuiper Belt objects surprisingly rare - Crater Counts on Pluto and Charon Reveal Surprising Lack of Small Kuiper Belt Objects


Using New Horizons data from the Pluto-Charon flyby in 2015, scientists have indirectly discovered a...
Published Gigantic Jupiter-type planet reveals insights into how planets evolve - Gigantic Jupiter-type planet reveals insights into how planets evolve


A team of astrophysicists studying an enormous and bizarre young planet approximately 300 lights yea...
Published 'Plutoid' Chosen As Name For Solar System Objects Like Pluto - Plutoid: The New Name for Solar System Objects Like Pluto



The International Astronomical Union has decided on the term plutoid as a name for dwarf planets lik...