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Orange and brown planet-looking object
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Record-Setting Winds on a Nearby Brown Dwarf

by Katherine Kornei 16 April 2020

Infrared and radio observations reveal zonal winds moving faster than 2,000 kilometers per hour on a “failed star” in our celestial neighborhood.

Satellite image of Saturn with bright white storm clouds ringing its northern hemisphere
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New Type of Storm Spotted on Saturn

by J. Barbuzano 30 October 2019

In 2018, four massive storms formed near the planet’s north pole, interacting with each other and affecting a full latitudinal band.

Blue planet orbits a red star
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Water Found in Small, Habitable Zone Planet’s Atmosphere

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 11 September 201911 September 2019

K2-18b is warm, has an atmosphere, and has water vapor. But it’s no Earth 2.0.

Nine polar storms surrounding Jupiter’s north pole
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New Juno Data Reveal Four Key Secrets of Jupiter

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 28 March 2018

Deep clouds, polar storms, lopsided gravity, and a uniformly rotating interior demonstrate that the gas giant plays by different rules than Earth.

Scientists get a glimpse of what’s going on beneath Jupiter’s thick cloud layer
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Huge Storms Disrupted Jupiter’s Fastest Jet Stream in 2016

by Sarah Stanley 27 June 2017

Recurrent jet stream disturbances provide glimpses of what lies beneath the gas giant’s thick upper cloud cover.

New research suggests Jupiter’s aurora are produced by processes unlike those on Earth
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Mysterious Particle Beams Found over Jupiter’s Poles

by Mark Zastrow 19 June 2017

The unexpected character of the beams, revealed by NASA’s Juno spacecraft, suggests that the processes that produce Jupiter’s auroras are unlike those on Earth.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

New Atmospheric Wave May Shape Venus's Clouds

by J. Calderone 16 October 201516 October 2015

A novel model suggests that a new wave may be responsible for Venus's iconic Y pattern.

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Charles A. Barth, 1930–2014

by D. N. Baker and T. N. Woods 29 September 201529 September 2015

Long-time director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics conducted pioneering studies of the atmospheres of Earth and other planets using ultraviolet spectroscopy.

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