Webb Just Spent 17 Hours Staring at Uranus—and Found Its Auroras Are Even Weirder Than We Thought

The telescope observed the ice giant for a full rotation, revealing how temperature and charged particles vary with altitude.
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Jupiter's Magnetosphere Squashed by Solar Wind

How can the solar wind influence Jupiter’s massive magnetic field? This is what a recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters hopes to address as an international team of researchers ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Weak Spot in Earth’s Magnetic Field Is Growing, but Scientists Say Not to Worry. Here’s a Look at What Shields Us From Space Weather

Our planet’s magnetosphere has seen dramatic shifts across its history—even total reversals—but this recent wrinkle doesn’t pose a threat to life Earth’s magnetic field surrounds the planet, with ...
IFLScience

You Won't Only Be Able To See The "Planetary Parade" – You Can Listen To It

T here are currently six planets visible in the night sky, in a lovely planetary parade. All but Mars can be seen after ...
Nature

Jupiter's Magnetosphere and Auroral Phenomena

Jupiter’s magnetosphere is the largest and most dynamic in the Solar System, a vast region where the planet’s powerful magnetic field governs the behaviour of charged particles. This envelope not only ...