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Dark Energy is what we call the mysterious force that seems to be pushing the universe apart. By some calculations, it makes up 70% of everything in nature. Or...maybe it doesn’t exist at all! Plus, Juno’s observations give us new information about Jupiter’s magnificent magnetic light shows!
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solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/2486/hubbles-new-portrait-of-jupiter/?category=planets_jupiter
This episode is brought to you by the Music for Scientists album! Stream the album on major music services here: streamlink.to/music-for-scientists. Check out “The Idea” music video here: youtube.com/watch?v=tUyT94aGmbc.
Dark Energy is what we call the mysterious force that seems to be pushing the universe apart. By some calculations, it makes up 70% of everything in nature. Or...maybe it doesn’t exist at all! Plus, Juno’s observations give us new information about Jupiter’s magnificent magnetic light shows!
Hosted by: Hank Green
SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at scishowtangents.org
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Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever:
Silas Emrys, Charles Copley, Drew Hart, Jeffrey Mckishen, James Knight, Christoph Schwanke, Jacob, Matt Curls, Christopher R Boucher, Eric Jensen, Lehel Kovacs, Adam Brainard, Greg, GrowingViolet, Ash, Laura Sanborn, Sam Lutfi, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, charles george, Alex Hackman, Chris Peters, Kevin Bealer
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agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JA028971
swri.org/press-release/swri-scientists-discover-new-auroral-feature-jupiter
https://www.missionjuno.swri.edu/orbit?show=hs_orbit_story_polar-orbit
nasa.gov/content/goddard/science-of-magnetic-reconnection
https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/d/Dark+Matter
https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/D/Dark+Energy
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/abe5a2
arxiv.org/pdf/2102.07792.pdf
https://www.science.ku.dk/english/press/news/2021/new-study-sews-doubt-about-the-composition-of-70-percent-of-our-universe/
nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/news/hubble-nobel.html
science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/what-is-dark-energy
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science.nasa.gov/astrophysics/focus-areas/what-is-dark-energy
swri.org/press-release/swri-scientists-discover-new-auroral-feature-jupiter
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hubblesite.org/contents/media/videos/2016/24/866-Video.html?news=true
nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/news/gallery/cluster_magnetosphere.jpg.html#.YG9n2OhKhhE
solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/2486/hubbles-new-portrait-of-jupiter/?category=planets_jupiter
