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»» Scientists Find Rings of Jupiter Are Shaped in Shadow
[Wednesday, April 30, 2008] Scientists from the University of Maryland and the Max-Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Germany appear to have solved a long-standing mystery about the cause of anomalies in Jupiter's gossamer rings.
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»» Laser experiments offer insight into evolution of gas giants
[Wednesday, April 30, 2008] By shooting the high-energy Omega laser onto precompressed samples of planetary fluids, scientists are gaining a better understanding of the evolution and internal structure of Jupiter, Saturn and extrasolar giant planets.
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»» New discovery at Jupiter could help protect Earth-orbit satellites
[Tuesday, March 18, 2008] Radio waves accelerate electrons within Jupiter's magnetic field in the same way as they do on Earth, according to new research published in Nature Physics this week.
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»» Novel spots found on Jupiter
[Tuesday, March 18, 2008] Besides displaying the most spectacular volcanic activity in the solar system, Io causes auroras on its mother planet that are similar to the Northern Lights on Earth.
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»» A newly discovered solar system contains scaled-down versions of Saturn and Jupiter
[Thursday, February 14, 2008] A team of international astronomers reports in the Feb. 15 issue of Science the discovery of a solar system nearly 5,000 light years away with scaled-down versions of Jupiter and Saturn.
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»» Internal Heat Drives Jupiter's Giant Storm Eruption
[Wednesday, January 23, 2008] Detailed analysis of two continent-sized storms that erupted in Jupiter's atmosphere in March 2007 shows that Jupiter's internal heat plays a significant role in generating atmospheric disturbances.
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»» Radiolytic Hydrogen and Microbial Respiration in Subsurface Sediments
[Wednesday, January 2, 2008] Radiolysis of water may provide a continuous flux of an electron donor (molecular hydrogen) to subsurface microbial communities.
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»» Hydrothermal Systems in Small Ocean Planets
[Wednesday, January 2, 2008] We examine means for driving hydrothermal activity in extraterrestrial oceans on planets and satellites of less than one Earth mass, with implications for sustaining a low level of biological activity over geological timescales.
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»» Energy, Chemical Disequilibrium, and Geological Constraints on Europa
[Wednesday, January 2, 2008] Europa is a prime target for astrobiology. The presence of a global subsurface liquid water ocean and a composition likely to contain a suite of biogenic elements make it a compelling world in the search for a second origin of life.
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»» Return To Europa: A Closer Look Is Possible
[Friday, December 14, 2007] Jupiter's moon Europa is just as far away as ever, but new research is bringing scientists closer to being able to explore its tantalizing ice-covered ocean and determine its potential for harboring life.
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