Dusty plasma in the universe and in the laboratory
- Written by Augusto Carballido, Assistant Research Professor, Baylor University
Specialized chamber to study dusty plasma in the lab.CASPER, CC BY-NDIn 1981, the Voyager 2 space probe took intriguing images of Saturn’s rings as it passed by the giant planet on its way to Uranus.
Mysterious spokes on Saturn’s rings.NASA/JPL, CC BY-ND
The images showed what looked like ghostly “spokes” moving on the rings,...
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