Cassini spacecraft gives new views of Jupiter's magnetosphere

Jupiter's magnetosphere, a huge ionized-gas bubble that encases the planet, is lopsided and "leaky," with an unexpected amount of high-energy particles bleeding out one side, according to measurements made recently by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Figuring out how the electrons and ions are escaping...

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