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Discovery in Jupiter Overturns Past Theory Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Space
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Radio waves accelerate electrons within Jupiter’s magnetic field in the same way as they do on Earth, according to a research made at the British Antarctic Survey, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Iowa. The discovery overturns a theory that has held sway for more than a generation and has important implications for protecting Earth-orbiting satellites. (source: antarctica.ac.uk)
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