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Jovian Aurora

There are some excellent photos of Jovian aurora from the Hubble Space Telescope and Galileo available here: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap001219.html http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap980123.html http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap970609.html   Links courtesy of Physics Forums. This entry also posted in the American Military...

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The Failed Star?

Jupiter is often described as not only a gas giant, but “almost a sun” or a “failed star.” Surprisingly, Jupiter and Sol share similar atmospheric contents: Sol: Hydrogen – 78 percent; Helium – 19.8...

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Jupiter’s Atmosphere

It is believed by some scientists that the atmosphere of gas giants like Jupiter have retained much of their original atmospheric molecules since their formation. This is believed to be due to their higher...

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Fake Democracy

Dr. Ivan Eland, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center on Peace & Liberty at the Independent Institute on Why Do Iowans Like to Caucus But Iraqis Don't? Iowans seem pretty happy with their...

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Show Me The Money

Dr. Robert Higgs, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute on The Defense Budget Is Bigger Than You Think When President Bush signed the defense authorization bill for fiscal year 2004 on November 24, 2003,...