A "Jupiter" hotter than the sun
The search for exoplanets—planets that orbit stars located beyond the borders of our solar system—is a hot topic in astrophysics. Of the various types of exoplanets, one is hot in the literal sense: hot Jupiters, a class of exoplanets that are ph.....»»
Climate change hits low-income earners harder, and poor housing in hotter cities is a disastrous combination
Cost of living is a major focus in this election campaign, and yet political leaders have been unacceptably silent on the disproportionate impact of climate change on Australians with low incomes. This is particularly true for Western Sydney, home to.....»»
Intel squeezes desktop Alder Lake CPUs into laptops with Core HX-series chips
New chips will be faster and hotter than the current H-series processors. Enlarge / Intel's HX-series laptop processors bring the company's desktop CPUs into high-end, high-powered laptops. (credit: Intel) Earlier this year,.....»»
Punishing heat wave in India reaches 115 degrees, part of a "hotter and more dangerous world"
A punishing month-long heatwave across Asia is pushing temperatures in India and Pakistan above 110 degrees, with some areas hitting as high as 115 degrees......»»
Venus and Jupiter to get hearts racing with celestial "kiss"
Early risers are in for a celestial treat this weekend when four planets in our solar system align in the sky, culminating in a "romantic" display between Venus and Jupiter......»»
Water on Jupiter"s moon closer to surface than thought: study
Ridges that criss-cross the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa indicate there are shallow pockets of water beneath, boosting hopes in the search for extra-terrestrial life, scientists said Tuesday......»»
Potential For Shallow Liquid Water On Jupiter"s Moon Europa, Study Suggests
Shallow liquid water may be present on Jupiter's moon Europa, data based on the Greenland ice sheet suggests. The Independent reports: Europa is a prime candidate for life in the Solar System, and its deep saltwater ocean has captivated scientists fo.....»»
NASA’s asteroid investigator Lucy tests out its four cameras
NASA's Lucy mission launched last year on its trip to the Trojan asteroids, located in the orbit of Jupiter, and now NASA has shared some of its first images......»»
One of James Webb’s first targets is Jupiter. Here’s why
The James Webb Space Telescope is often called the successor to Hubble, and is built to peer into deep space -- so why is NASA aiming it at Jupiter?.....»»
Hubble probes extreme weather on ultra-hot Jupiters
In studying a unique class of ultra-hot exoplanets, NASA Hubble Space Telescope astronomers may be in the mood for dancing to the Calypso party song "Hot, Hot, Hot." That's because these bloated Jupiter-sized worlds are so precariously close to their.....»»
Scientists connect the dots between Galilean moon, auroral emissions on Jupiter
On November 8, 2020, NASA's Juno spacecraft flew through an intense beam of electrons traveling from Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon, to its auroral footprint on the gas giant. Southwest Research Institute scientists used data from Juno's payload to.....»»
Jupiter-Size Exoplanet Caught In the Act of Being Born
sciencehabit shares a report from Science.org: Astronomers say they have witnessed a planet being born from a disk of gas and dust swirling around a young star. Such claims have been made before, but the team comes to an even more controversial concl.....»»
Astronomers discover ‘Jupiter’s identical twin’ exoplanet
Recently, astronomers used data from the now-retired Kepler space telescope to identify a new planet which is remarkably similar to Jupiter......»»
Kepler telescope delivers new planetary discovery from the grave
A new study by an international team of astrophysicists, led by the Jodrell Bank Center for Astrophysics has presented the amazing new discovery of a near-identical twin of Jupiter orbiting a star at a colossal distance of 17,000 light years from Ear.....»»
The edge currents that don"t go with the flow: Scientists make peculiar quantum discovery
Physicists from Trinity College Dublin and the Universidad Complutense of Madrid have made a peculiar discovery in which energy moves from a colder to a hotter region......»»
New Jupiter-sized exoplanet discovered with TESS
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers from the Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and elsewhere have detected a new Jupiter-sized extrasolar world. The newfound exoplanet, designated TOI-3757 b, is slightly larger th.....»»
Medium-density housing robs suburbs of street and garden trees in Australian neighborhoods
New housing subdivisions, smaller yards and a dependence on air conditioning have resulted in a 30% decline in Australian residential trees in the past decade, leading to hotter neighborhoods and increased energy costs......»»
Video: What are the Trojan asteroids?
What are the Trojan asteroids? These mysterious space rocks have been gravitationally trapped in Jupiter's orbit around the Sun for billions of years and hold clues to the formation of our solar system......»»
Distant NASA spacecraft snaps stunning images of Jupiter and its moons
NASA's Juno spacecraft has zipped around the gas giant Jupiter dozens of times. On its recent 39th orbit, the spacecraft captured fascinating footage of the planet's swirling clouds and two of its large moons: the intensely volcanic Io and ice-blanke.....»»
See Jupiter’s moons Io and Europa in this stunning Juno image
NASA has released a stunning image of the planet Jupiter, captured by its Juno mission and processed by a citizen scientist......»»
NASA begins assembly of Europa Clipper spacecraft
Science instruments and other hardware for the spacecraft will come together in the mission's final phase before a launch to Jupiter's icy moon Europa in 2024......»»