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    10 THINGS September 24

    10 Steps to Confirm a Planet Around Another Star

    So you think you found an exoplanet -- a planet around another star? It’s not as simple as pointing a telescope. Here are 10 things to know about finding and confirming exoplanets.

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    A New Perspective

    This extraordinary view of Jupiter was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft on the outbound leg of its 12th close flyby of the gas giant planet.

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    Jupiter's Magnetosphere

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    2018
    A simplified model of Jupiter's massive magnetic field, known as a magnetosphere..
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