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......»»
Astronomers discover ancient brown dwarf with lithium deposits intact
Brown dwarfs, also known as "coffee colored dwarfs" or "failed stars" are the natural link between stars and planets. They are more massive than Jupiter but now sufficiently to burn hydrogen, which is the fuel the stars use to shine. For that reason.....»»
Go on a ‘Grand Tour’ of the outer solar system with these Hubble images
Each year Hubble snaps images of the outer planets of our solar system -- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune -- to see how they are changing over time......»»
Check out Hubble"s annual tour of the outer solar system
Hubble’s tour, part the Outer Planets Atmospheres Legacy program, or OPAL, starts with Jupiter. This year’s image, captured on September 4, highlights the planet’s tumultuous atmosphere and reveals several new storms taking shape. The planet’.....»»
Hubble takes a grand tour of the solar system
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has completed its annual grand tour of the outer Solar System. This is the realm of the giant planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—extending as far as 30 times the distance between Earth and the Sun. Un.....»»
Space Rocks Keep Hitting Jupiter. What"s the Deal with That?
The giant planet’s hefty gravitational tug helps explain a spate of recent asteroid strikes -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Weird weather: Metal rain and super-high temperatures on an ultra-hot exoplanet
Ultra-hot Jupiters—named as such because of their physical similarities to the planet Jupiter—are exoplanets that orbit stars other than the sun with temperatures so high that the molecules in their atmospheres are completely torn apart. They are.....»»
NASA’s Juno spacecraft peers deep into the atmosphere of Jupiter
Researchers using NASA's Juno probe have peered beneath Jupiter's cloud tops to create the most detailed 3D understanding of its atmosphere to date......»»
NASA"s Juno probe provides additional insight about gas giant Jupiter
Since entering Jupiter’s orbit, Juno has made 37 passes of the planet to date. Each time, the craft utilizes a set of specialized instruments to learn more about the largest planet in our solar system......»»
Juno reveals deep 3D structure of Jupiter’s massive storms
Juno has opened a new window onto the dark, deep atmosphere of Jupiter. Enlarge / This view of Jupiter’s turbulent atmosphere from NASA’s Juno spacecraft includes several of the planet’s southern jet streams. (credit: NASA).....»»
Jupiter mission unveils the depth and structure of planet"s shrinking red spot and colorful bands
NASA's Juno mission, the solar-powered robotic explorer of Jupiter, has completed its five-year prime mission to reveal the inner workings of the solar system's biggest planet. Since 2016, the spacecraft has flown within a few thousand kilometers of.....»»
Proposed Centaur mission could catch comets in the act of formation
From Mercury to the depths of the distant Kuiper Belt, there aren't many unexplored corners of the solar system out there. One class of object, however, remains to be visited: the transitional Centaurs out beyond the orbit of Jupiter. Now, a new stud.....»»
Jupiter"s Great Red Spot Is Surprisingly Deep
NASA’s Juno spacecraft peered underneath the gas giant’s dense clouds to determine the structure of its iconic spinning storm -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Jupiter"s Great Red Spot Extends Deep into the Gas Giant
Scientists used NASA’s Juno spacecraft to probe the massive storm, finding that it’s not as shallow as previously thought......»»
NASA"s Juno: Science results offer first 3D view of Jupiter atmosphere
New findings from NASA's Juno probe orbiting Jupiter provide a fuller picture of how the planet's distinctive and colorful atmospheric features offer clues about the unseen processes below its clouds. The results highlight the inner workings of the b.....»»
Juno spacecraft peers deep into Jupiter"s colorful belts and zones
A University of Leicester study of data captured in orbit around Jupiter has revealed new insights into what's happening deep beneath the gas giant's distinctive and colorful bands......»»
New giant exoplanet detected with TESS
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has detected a new giant alien world. The newfound exoplanet, designated TOI-530b, is only about 17 percent smaller than Jupiter. The finding is reported.....»»
How the Sun affects asteroids in our neighborhood
Asteroids embody the story of our solar system's beginning. Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, which orbit the Sun on the same path as the gas giant, are no exception. The Trojans are thought to be left over from the objects that eventually formed our plane.....»»
Hubble spots persistent water vapor on Europa — but only in one hemisphere
Evidence from the Hubble Space Telescope shows persistent water vapor on Jupiter's moon Europa -- but only in one hemisphere......»»
Hubble finds evidence of persistent water vapor in one hemisphere of Europa
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope observations of Jupiter's icy moon Europa have revealed the presence of persistent water vapor—but, mysteriously, only in one hemisphere......»»
To watch a comet form, a spacecraft could tag along for a journey toward the sun
Deep in the solar system, between Jupiter and Neptune, lurk thousands of small chunks of ice and rock. Occasionally, one of them will bump into Jupiter's orbit, get caught and flung into the inner solar system—towards the sun, and us......»»