Researchers identify 121 giant planets that may have habitable moons
We've all heard about the search for life on other planets, but what about looking on other moons?
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Juno solves 39-year old mystery of Jupiter lightning
Ever since NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft flew past Jupiter in March, 1979, scientists have wondered about the origin of Jupiter's lightning. That encounter confirmed the existence of Jovian lightning, which had been theorized ...
Space Exploration
Jun 7, 2018
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Amateur astronomer's data helps scientists discover a new exoplanet
Scientists at Kourovka Astronomical Observatory of Ural Federal University have discovered a new exoplanet.
Astronomy
May 18, 2018
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'New views of Jupiter' showcases swirling clouds on giant planet
Members of NASA's Juno mission team, some of the world's leading observers of Jupiter, and citizen scientists from across the globe will attend a workshop 'New Views of Jupiter: Pro-Am Collaborations during and beyond the ...
Space Exploration
May 10, 2018
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The latest from Juno as Jupiter appears bright in the night sky
Now is a great time to see Jupiter in the night sky, as the planet reaches opposition on Wednesday, May 9.
Space Exploration
May 8, 2018
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New science from Jupiter
When NASA's Juno spacecraft recently flew over the poles of Jupiter, researchers were astonished, as if they had never seen a giant planet before.
Space Exploration
May 3, 2018
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Old data, new tricks: Fresh results from NASA's Galileo spacecraft 20 years on
Far across the solar system, from where Earth appears merely as a pale blue dot, NASA's Galileo spacecraft spent eight years orbiting Jupiter. During that time, the hearty spacecraft—slightly larger than a full-grown giraffe—sent ...
Space Exploration
Apr 30, 2018
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Image: Jupiter's Great Red Spot, spotted
This image of Jupiter's iconic Great Red Spot and surrounding turbulent zones was captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft.
Space Exploration
Apr 25, 2018
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Simulations suggest Saturn may have helped create Jupiter's big moons
A team of researchers from France and the U.S. has created a computer simulation of the development of the solar system focusing on Jupiter and the origins of its moons. In their paper uploaded to the arXiv preprint server, ...
NASA's Juno mission provides infrared tour of Jupiter's north pole
Scientists working on NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter shared a 3-D infrared movie depicting densely packed cyclones and anticyclones that permeate the planet's polar regions, and the first detailed view of a dynamo, or engine, ...
Space Exploration
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