‘Fireflies’ help NASA map radiation around Jupiter and its moons
NASA Space Technology (Image credit: MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images) The first ever 3D radiation map of Jupiter and its moons has been created using low-light cameras aboard the Juno Spacecraft that have been tweaked to operate as radiation detectors. The map reveals how Jupiter’s powerful magnetosphere influences the radiation environment around one of the […]