But this study shows that solar wind can spread energy far beyond those areas, changing the way heat moves through Jupiter’s ...
In March and April 2025, internet users shared a striking image that they claimed showed "Steeple Mountain," a massive point ...
Io is an incredibly active and extreme place, with glistening lava lakes and volcanic eruptions shooting sulfur and magma to ...
Jupiter experiences a widespread atmospheric heating event following a collision with solar wind, prompting a new perspective on giant planet dynamics. (CREDIT: NASA, ESA, and J. Nichols (University ...
This phenomenon, reported for the first time, resulted in temperatures exceeding 500°C, significantly higher than the typical ...
How can the solar wind influence Jupiter’s massive magnetic field? This is what a recent study published in Geophysical ...
Scientists say a vast region of unexpectedly high temperatures in Jupiter's upper atmosphere was caused by a massive wave of solar wind.
Scientists now believe that solar bursts hit the largest planet of our solar system two to three times a month.
A solar wind event from 2017 that hit Jupiter and compressed its magnetosphere created a hot region spanning half Jupiter's circumference.
Jovian storms can rework the whole chemical makeup of Jupiter's deep atmosphere by picking up ammonia from and dropping it ...
Even gargantuan Jupiter, with its whirling superstorms and volatile temperatures, has a soft side. A team of researchers ...
For the first time, NASA's Juno spacecraft has observed powerful solar winds squishing Jupiter's magnetic field, likened to a ...