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Vibrations drive X-ray flares in Jupiter’s aurora

19 Jul 2021
Artist's impression of Jupiter's magnetic field, showing ions coming from Jupiter's innermost moon, Io, and being observed by the Juno and XMM-Newton spacecraft
Eyes in the sky Simultaneous observations of Jupiter by NASA's Juno mission and ESA's XMM-Newton observatory helped solve the mystery of X-ray flares in Jupiter's aurora. (Courtesy: ESA/NASA/Yao/Dunn)
The mechanisms behind the energetic X-ray flares in Jupiter’s version of the Northern Lights are r

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