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......»»
The Juice mission is almost ready to explore Jupiter’s icy moons
The European Space Agency's Juice spacecraft is getting ready for its mission to Jupiter to see if its icy moons could potentially host life......»»
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.....»»
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.....»»
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......»»
NASA"s Hubble Spots a Heavy Metal Jupiter Where It Rains Liquid Gems
An anonymous reader shares a report: The exoplanet WASP-121b, which resides about 900 light-years from Earth, is an egg-shaped scorcher. Temperatures on the planet's day side can reach up to 4,600 degrees Fahrenheit. It's so hot that heavy metal elem.....»»
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune: Why our next visit to the giant planets will be so important, and just as difficult
The giant planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune—are some of the most awe-inspiring in our solar system, and have great importance for space research and our comprehension of the greater universe......»»
A "hot Jupiter"s" dark side is revealed in detail for first time
MIT astronomers have obtained the clearest view yet of the perpetual dark side of an exoplanet that is "tidally locked" to its star. Their observations, combined with measurements of the planet's permanent day side, provide the first detailed view of.....»»
Jupiter’s magnetosphere ‘acts like a giant particle accelerator’
A thirty-year old mystery about X-ray emissions from Jupiter has been solved......»»