NASA Investigates Invisible Magnetic Bubbles in Outer Solar System

An animation showing the magnetosphere of Uranus.
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CreditNASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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This collection of videos compares the magnetosphere of Earth with the magnetospheres of the outer planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. See the entire collection here, along with an article analyzing the differences. Or view and download each individual video, created by NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio.

Earth's Magnetosphere

Jupiter's Magnetosphere

Saturn's Magnetosphere

Uranus' Magnetosphere

Neptune's Magnetosphere