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NASA's Juno mission finds particles traveling at near-light speeds at Jupiter

Juno's findings provide fresh evidence for how and where cosmic rays form.

NASA spots near-light-speed particles around Jupiter, offering clues to cosmic ray origins

New observations from Jupiter have now provided direct confirmation of the process.

Image: Colorful, chaotic Jupiter

NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this color-enhanced view of Jupiter's northern hemisphere during its 61st close flyby of the ...
NewsBytes

Juno finds near light speed electrons at Jupiter confirming theory

NASA's Juno mission detected near-light-speed particles in Jupiter's foreshock, confirming processes that accelerate cosmic ...
Martin Cid Magazine

Jupiter flings electrons to near light speed the way supernovae make cosmic rays

NASA's Juno spacecraft caught Jupiter's magnetic shock wave accelerating particles to nearly the speed of light. The same ...

Jupiter Flings Particles to Nearly the Speed of Light. The Weird Part Is How

Our most powerful particle accelerators mimic near-light speeds of cosmic particles. But no upgrade may be capable of ...
Science Daily

Jupiter’s lightning may be 100x more powerful than Earth’s

Jupiter’s storms aren’t just gigantic — they may unleash lightning far more powerful than anything on Earth. Using NASA’s Juno spacecraft, scientists discovered that some lightning bolts on the gas ...