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SCIENCEJun 3 · 00:00 UTCNATURE NEWSColby C. Haggerty

Relativistic electron acceleration at the bow shock of Jupiter and beyond

NASA’s Juno observations revealed relativistic electron acceleration at Jupiter’s bow shock and identified a universal scaling law connecting shock size to maximum cosmic ray energy. The findings establish a new understanding of cosmic ray energy dynamics in planetary environments.

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