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Strip the Cosmos Season 2 Episode 4

Jupiter is a planet of extremes. Twice the size of all the other planets in our solar system combined it’s formed almost entirely from Hydrogen just like the sun. Yet little is known about this super sized world. Now NASA have launched a billion dollar space mission called JUNO to explore Jupiter’s long-held secrets. We join JUNO scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to unlock the mystery of intense radiation belts around the planet. In New York a dramatic experiment with molten rock reveals what could be supercharging this deadly radiation. Conditions in …

Episode Title: Jupiter: The Sun's Secret Twin

Air Date: 2017-04-12