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Universe TodayMark Thompson

Scientists Discover Unusual Plasma Waves in Jupiter's Aurora

By Universe Today: In the cold darkness above Jupiter's poles, where temperatures plummet to hundreds of degrees below zero, something remarkable is happening that challenges our understanding of planetary science.

2025-08-30T15:06:26.327568-07:00
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Universe TodayMatthew Williams

ESA Restores Communications with JUICE Ahead of Venus Gravity-Assist Flyby

By Universe Today: The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) suffered a communications anomaly on its way Venus for a gravity-assist maneuver. Thanks to swift and coordinated action by the teams at ESA’s European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) and Airbus, communications were restored in time to prepare for its upcoming flyby with Venus.

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2025-08-30T12:25:27.676100-07:00
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Universe TodayLaurence Tognetti

Evidence of a New Coronal Barrier Offers Clues to Solar Wind Acceleration and Coronal Heating

By Universe Today: What processes are responsible for our Sun’s solar wind, heat, and energy? This is what a recent study published in Physical Review X hopes to address as a team of researchers presented evidence for a newly discovered type of barrier that the Sun exhibits that could help explain the transfer of energy to heat within the Sun’s outer atmosphere.

2025-08-30T15:32:54.723201-07:00