Jupiter"s Hot Youth May Have Melted Its Icy Moons
The gas giant planet’s youthful glow could explain major differences between its four largest satellites.....»»
Too many young people who"ve been in detention die prematurely. They deserve better, say researchers
Young people in contact with the criminal justice system—be it under community-based orders or in youth detention—are among the most marginalized in our society. And the health and health-care disadvantage faced by these young people may be evide.....»»
Neptune has a dark spot of its own, and it has been imaged from Earth
Jupiter isn't the only planet with a giant spot - Neptune has one too......»»
"Animals are thirsty": Dust and bones on Turkey"s shrinking lake
Shepherd Ibrahim Koc recalls his youth with fondness as he grazes cattle on a barren field that was once lush with vegetation on the edge of Turkey's largest lake......»»
Montana Youth Win a Historic Climate Case
A victory for Montanans’ right to a clean, healthy environment could set a precedent for other climate lawsuits throughout the United States......»»
Making Creative Space with Assemble’s Nina Barbuto
Assemble is a leading example of a community-oriented makerspace focused on the needs of youth, providing summer and afterschool programming that is fun, expressive and personal. Nina Barbuto, the founder and director of Assemble, which serves you.....»»
Scientists review the trajectory design and optimization for Jovian system exploration
The Jovian system has long attracted the interest of human exploration. However, Jupiter and its four Galilean moons form a unique and complex multi-body dynamical environment that greatly challenges trajectory design and optimization......»»
Q&A: How do youth view the way gang violence is shaping their communities?
How do children and adolescents evaluate and reason about acts of physical violence in the context of chronic violence that impacts their communities? Previous studies have used situations that correspond with a single act of interpersonal harm, devo.....»»
NASA"s Europa probe gets a hotline to Earth
NASA's Europa Clipper is designed to seek out conditions suitable for life on an ice-covered moon of Jupiter. On Aug. 14, the spacecraft received a piece of hardware central to that quest: the massive dish-shaped high-gain antenna......»»
Montana loses fight against youth climate activists in landmark ruling
Emotional testimony leads to plaintiffs' win in first youth-led climate trial. Enlarge / Youth plaintiffs are greeted by supporters as they arrive for the nation's first youth climate change trial at Montana's First Judicial Dist.....»»
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.....»»
New massive brown dwarf discovered
Astronomers report the discovery of a new massive brown dwarf using the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF). The newly detected object is about 80 times more massive than Jupiter and orbits a low-mass star. The finding was detailed in a paper published J.....»»
Hundred-year storms? That"s how long they last on Saturn
The largest storm in the solar system, a 10,000-mile-wide anticyclone called the Great Red Spot, has decorated Jupiter's surface for hundreds of years......»»
A novel method uses gravity data to determine where density anomalies lie inside planetary bodies
Getting to know planets or moons inside out isn't easy. Like Earth and its moon, many celestial bodies are multilayered and can contain anomalous internal features that reflect the complex history of their formation, collisions with other bodies, and.....»»
Juno is bringing Jupiter’s moon Io into sharper focus
NASA's Juno probe wasn't designed for this. Enlarge / This processed image of Io was captured by Juno's JunoCam instrument July 30. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Thomas Thomopoulos) The last time a spacecraft got t.....»»
Black men reap mental health benefits from "otherfathering"
Black men serve a variety of parental roles in their communities—from teaching to coaching to mentoring youth. A new study reveals how this work, called "otherfathering," influences the men's mental health......»»
Study compares youth detained for sex trafficking with more serious offenders
Every year in the United States, about 1.7 million youth run away from home, which places them at risk for sex trafficking and prostitution. Sadly, most youth tend to fall victim to sex trafficking between the ages of 12 to 14......»»
Young people need more support coping with online sexual harm
Digital technologies and the internet have become a part of daily life for many young people in Canada and worldwide. While that increased connectivity brings many benefits, it can also open youth up to online harm and abuse. It is important that mea.....»»
Dude, what are those humongous plasma waves in Jupiter’s atmosphere?
Plasma collisions in the outer edges of Jupiter's magnetosphere produce big waves. Enlarge / Lightning crackles behind the dawn edge of Jupiter's atmosphere. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/JunoCam) There are waves on Jup.....»»
Rocket Report: Lack of transparency on Ariane 6, drastic cuts Down Under
"They should really aim for full reusability by 2026." Enlarge / SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center carrying the Jupiter-3 mission. (credit: SpaceX) Welcome to Edition 6.05 of the Rocket Rep.....»»
Rocket Report: Lack of transparency on Ariane 6, Drastic cuts Down Under
"They should really aim for full reusability by 2026." Enlarge / SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center carrying the Jupiter-3 mission. (credit: SpaceX) Welcome to Edition 6.05 of the Rocket Rep.....»»