Tag Archives: Jupiter

[ad_1] Jupiter is strange for a number of reasons. This is of course the largest planet in our solar system. It may be home to the most intense radiation environments. And, according …

[ad_1] Juno's observations reveal that Jupiter's magnetic field has a wacky plume. This enhanced color image of Juno shows the swirling cloud bands of the southern hemisphere of Jupiter. Measurements of the …

[ad_1] Eighty years ago, Clyde Tombaugh set up a new planet on this continent (an apology to Abraham Lincoln in many respects, including an absence of one year). The name of the …

[ad_1] Apparently, it is only one kilometer wide, which means it's the smallest moon discovered by scientists orbiting the planet, and that it takes a year and a half to do a …

[ad_1] Scientists discovered twelve new moons in orbit around Jupiter, bringing the total number of natural satellites surrounding the planetary king to 79. Discoveries include 11 "normal" outer moons, and one that …

[ad_1] By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, July 17 – Astronomers announced Tuesday the discovery of 10 more moons from Jupiter, bringing to 79 the number known to revolve around the giant gas planet, …

[ad_1] <! – -> Illustration showing the newly discovered moon (in bold). Image via Carnegie Science / Roberto Molar Candanosa Our solar system is full of moons of different kinds, as diverse …

[ad_1] NASA's Juno spacecraft may have spotted a hidden volcano on Io, one of dozens of Jupiter's moons. NASA expects more clues about the previously undiscovered heat source of the next space …

[ad_1] Data collected by NASA's Juno satellite using its JIRAM instrument (Jovian InfraRed Auroral Mapper) points to a new source of heat near the south pole of Io that could indicate an …

[ad_1] The aurora of Jupiter is the most powerful and most amazing light display of our solar system. It looks like the aurora we see here on Earth but thousands of times …