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Magnetic tornadoes are stirring up Earth-size clouds of haze on Jupiter
Jupiter’s poles have long been a focus of intrigue for planetary scientists. Recent studies have uncovered massive dark ultraviolet (UV) ovals at the gas giant’s north and south poles.
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NASA Juno images of Jupiter reveal giant storms at south pole
It's the second spacecraft in history to do so, and its orbit is taking it over Jupiter's north and south pole. During its latest pass over Jupiter's south pole, Juno snapped a series of images ...
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NASA Juno images of Jupiter south pole and enormous unique storms
It's the second spacecraft in history to do so, and its orbit is taking it over Jupiter's north and south pole. During its latest pass over Jupiter's south pole, Juno snapped a series of images ...
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Magnetically driven vortices may be generating Earth-size concentrations of hydrocarbon haze at Jupiter's poles
Dark UV ovals were first detected by Hubble in the late 1990s at the north and south poles and subsequently at the north pole by the Cassini spacecraft that flew by Jupiter in 2000, but they drew ...
Earth’s magnetic north pole is on the move, and scientists just updated its position
Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know.
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Nasa's Jupiter mission Juno reveals giant polar storms
Mapping the magnetic and gravity fields should also expose Jupiter's structure. NASA/SwRI/MSSS/Roman Tkachenko JunoCam has seen giant cyclones at the poles But images from JunoCam - a camera that ...
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NASA's Juno probe gets a close-up look at lava lakes on Jupiter's moon Io
New findings from NASA's Juno probe provide a fuller picture of how widespread the lava lakes are on Jupiter's moon Io and include ... Io's never-before-seen north and south poles, JIRAM is ...