With NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft launching soon, the mission will try to answer the question of whether there …
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40-Year Study Finds Mysterious Patterns in Temperatures on Jupiter
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesScientists have completed the longest-ever study tracking temperatures in Jupiter’s upper troposphere, the layer of the atmosphere where …
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Sharpest Earth-Based Images of Europa and Ganymede Reveal Their Icy Landscape
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe cocktail of chemicals that make up the icy landscape on two of Jupiter’s largest moons are revealed …
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Jupiter-sized planets can be stolen or captured by massive stars in the densely populated stellar nurseries where most …
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Surprising Details Leap Out in Sharp New James Webb Space Telescope Images of Jupiter
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe latest images of Jupiter from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are stunners. Captured on July 27, …
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Jupiter, the planet of abundance, growth, beauty, and happy endings, is often considered a sign of good luck. …
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Webb Images of Jupiter and More Now Available in Commissioning Data
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOn the heels of the release of the first images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, data from the telescope’s …
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Like the speed of an advancing race car driver, the winds in the outermost “lane” of Jupiter’s Great …
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Small impact craters on Jupiter’s moon Europa could eventually offer scientists a glimpse of possible habitability below the …
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Ride With Juno as It Flies Past the Solar System’s Biggest Moon and Jupiter
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOn June 7, 2021, NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew closer to Jupiter’s ice-encrusted moon Ganymede than any spacecraft in more …