This is Jupiter as you’ve never seen it before
The groundbreaking James Webb Space Telescope has produced an extraordinary image of Jupiter using its advanced infrared camera......»»
NASA"s Europa Clipper gets its wheels for traveling in deep space
The enormous spacecraft that will head to Jupiter's moon Europa uses four large reaction wheels to help keep it oriented......»»
Astronomers detect new Jupiter-like exoplanet
Using radial velocity measurements, astronomers from Japan and China have detected a new exoplanet orbiting a G-type giant star. The newfound alien world is similar in mass to Jupiter but much hotter than the solar system's biggest planet. The discov.....»»
Jupiter"s Ocean Moon Europa Is Ready for Its Close-up
Fresh data from the Juno probe’s flyby of Europa could help scientists learn whether this icy moon of Jupiter is habitable—or even inhabited.....»»
"Club sandwich" may hold life on Jupiter moon
Jupiter's moon Ganymede may have several ice and water layers inside, and life could have arisen there......»»
Zipping up data to zap it back from an icy moon
In the search for life beyond Earth, icy ocean moons like Jupiter's Europa and Saturn's Enceladus are promising possibilities that host potentially habitable environments. Evidence of these environments—and of possible geobiological activity—may.....»»
NASA"s Lucy to fly past thousands of objects for Earth gravity assist
Mission engineers will track NASA's Lucy spacecraft nonstop as it prepares to swoop near Earth on Oct. 16 to use this planet's gravity to set itself on a course toward the Jupiter Trojan asteroids......»»
NASA"s Lucy spacecraft prepares to swing by Earth
On Oct. 16, at 7:04 a.m. EDT, NASA's Lucy spacecraft, the first mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, will skim the Earth's atmosphere, passing a mere 220 miles (350 kilometers) above the surface. By swinging past Earth on the first anniversary of.....»»
Astronomers detect an inflated "hot Jupiter" exoplanet
An international team of astronomers has discovered a new inflated "hot Jupiter" exoplanet as part of the Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS). The newfound alien world, designated NGTS-21b is about 30% larger and more than two times as massive as J.....»»
Study suggests shallow lakes in icy crust of Jupiter"s moon Europa could erupt
In the search for life beyond Earth, subsurface bodies of water in our outer solar system are some of the most important targets. That's why NASA is sending the Europa Clipper spacecraft to Jupiter's moon Europa: There is strong evidence that under a.....»»
Sharpest Earth-based images of Europa and Ganymede reveal their icy landscapes
The cocktail of chemicals that make up the frozen surfaces on two of Jupiter's largest moons are revealed in the most detailed images ever taken of them by a telescope on Earth......»»
See Jupiter’s icy moon Europa up close and personal in Juno image
The Juno spacecraft performed a close flyby of Jupiter's moon Europa last month, and now NASA has released a high resolution image of its icy surface......»»
Citizen scientists enhance new Europa images from NASA"s Juno
Citizen scientists have provided unique perspectives of the recent close flyby of Jupiter's icy moon Europa by NASA's Juno spacecraft. By processing raw images from JunoCam, the spacecraft's public-engagement camera, members of the general public hav.....»»
NASA swooped over ocean world Europa and captured weird, stunning footage
Beyond Earth, there are likely other oceans in our solar system.Planetary scientists suspect Jupiter's cracked, ice-blanketed moon Europa harbors a particularly voluminous sea, some 40 to 100 miles deep. Now, for just the third time ever, a spacecraf.....»»
TESS discovers an old warm Jupiter-like exoplanet
Using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has detected a new old and warm Jupiter-like alien world orbiting a G-dwarf star. The newfound exoplanet, designated TOI-5542 b, is the size of Jupiter—abo.....»»
Juno gets highest-resolution close-up of Jupiter"s moon Europa
Observations from the spacecraft's pass of the moon provided the first close-up in over two decades of this ocean world, resulting in remarkable imagery and unique science......»»
NASA’s Juno spacecraft shares first image from Jupiter moon flyby
NASA's Juno spacecraft has sent back its first image of Jupiter's icy Europa moon in one of the closest flybys in decades......»»
NASA’s Juno spacecraft shares first image from Jupiter moon fly-by
NASA's Juno spacecraft has sent back its first image of Jupiter's icy Europa moon in one of the closest fly-bys in decades......»»
Juno swoops past Europa, revealing the mysterious, icy world [Updated]
"We are screaming by pretty fast." Enlarge / The complex, ice-covered surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft during a flyby on Sept. 29, 2022. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SWRI/MSSS) 3:25pm ET.....»»
NASA spacecraft buzzes Jupiter moon Europa, closest in years
NASA's Juno spacecraft has made the closest approach to Jupiter's tantalizing, icy moon Europa in more than 20 years......»»
See Jupiter Shine During its Closest Approach to Earth Since 1963
Sept. 26 marks an unmissable chance to view the massive planet Jupiter, whose opposition and perigee very rarely coincide.....»»