"The solar wind squished Jupiter’s magnetic shield like a giant squash ball," O'Donoghue said. "This created a super-hot region that spans half the planet. Jupiter's diameter is 11 times larger than ...

Explore the amazing discovery of Jupiter’s swirling dark vortices and their connection to its powerful magnetic field and ...

These spectacular lights resemble those seen on Earth, where they're generated when energetic particles interact with our planet's magnetic field, but Jupiter's auroras are believed to proceed ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this view of Jupiter during its 54th close flyby of the ...

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Scientists at the University of Reading have discovered a solar wind event from 2017 that hit Jupiter and compressed its magnetosphere – a protective bubble created by a planet's magnetic field. This ...

The magnetosphere of Jupiter is 10 times stronger than Earth’s own, but even the mighty are affected by the solar waves. The wave that hit the planet in 2017 compressed this magnetic shield.

Scientists at the University of Reading have discovered a solar wind event from 2017 that hit Jupiter and compressed its magnetosphere -- a protective bubble created by a planet's magnetic field.

Juno is scheduled for an upcoming flyby of Jupiter on May 7, during which it is set to carry out a close approach of the ...

Research published by scientists in England found a 2017 solar event compressed Jupiter's magnetic field, setting off aurora at the poles and heating in the upper atmosphere that spread across the ...