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......»»
Io has 266 active volcanic hotspots linked by a global magma ocean, finds study
Jupiter's Io stands apart from the solar system's other moons, with its numerous volcanoes and its surface dominated by lava flows. Io's surface volcanism was confirmed in 1979 when the Voyager spacecraft imaged it, but its volcanic nature isn't dupl.....»»
How NASA Is protecting Europa Clipper from space radiation
To explore the mysterious ice-encrusted moon Europa, the mission will need to endure bombardment by radiation and high-energy particles surrounding Jupiter......»»
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will soon make its first flyby of an asteroid
The Lucy spacecraft is on its way to the orbit of Jupiter to study the Trojan asteroids there. But first it will make a flyby of an asteroid called Dinkinesh......»»
Juno completes its closest flyby of Io yet
Jupiter's ocean moons capture most of our attention because of their potential habitability. But Io, Jupiter's bad-boy volcanic moon, is in a class of its own. There's nothing else like it in the solar system, and NASA's Juno spacecraft captured new.....»»
How NASA"s Europa Clipper will survive its trip to Jupiter"s hostile moon
If life exists elsewhere in the solar system, it may well reside in the ocean of Jupiter's icy moon Europa......»»
Hidden ocean the source of carbon dioxide on Jupiter moon: Research
Carbon dioxide detected on Jupiter's moon Europa comes from the vast ocean beneath its icy shell, research using James Webb Space Telescope data indicated on Thursday, potentially bolstering hopes the hidden water could harbor life......»»
Juice: Why"s it taking so long?
At their closest point in orbit, Earth and Jupiter are separated by almost 600 million kilometers. At the time of writing, five months after launch, Juice has already traveled 370 million kilometers, yet in time it's only 5% of the way there. Why is.....»»
Researchers report on the atmosphere of hot Jupiter HD 189733b
Scientists from the Institute of Laser Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research have modeled the atmosphere of the well-known "hot Jupiter" HD 189733b and have learned what hindered a stable finding of hydrogen in t.....»»
Exploring Io"s volcanic activity via Hubble and Webb telescopes
The two most powerful space telescopes ever built, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Hubble Space Telescope, are about to gather data about the most volcanically body in the entire solar system, Jupiter's first Galilean moon, Io......»»
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......»»
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......»»
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......»»
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......»»
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.....»»
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.....»»
New exoplanet discovery builds better understanding of planet formation
An international team of scientists has discovered an unusual Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a low-mass star called TOI-4860, located in the Corvus constellation......»»