Jupiter

7 Days Out From Orbital Insertion, NASA’s Juno Images Jupiter and its Largest Moons

Now just 7 days out from a critical orbital insertion burn, NASA’s Jupiter-bound Juno orbiter is closing in fast on…

9 years ago

Take A Look Beneath Jupiter’s Clouds

A new radio-telescope image of Jupiter has revealed the rising plumes of ammonia that help shape Jupiter's clouds.

9 years ago

How Do We Terraform Jupiter’s Moons?

Jupiter's four largest moons - the Galileans - have long been considered as possible sites for human habitation, and even…

9 years ago

Jupiter Just Got Nailed By Something

Video from Austrian and Irish amateur astronomers points to a new impact on Jupiter by either a comet or asteroid.

9 years ago

Solar Storms Ignite Aurora On Jupiter

In 2011, a coronal mass ejection reached Jupiter and produced x-ray auroras hundreds of times brighter than Earth's auroras.

9 years ago

By Jove: Our 2016 Guide to Jupiter at Opposition

Get ready for Jupiter's opposition for the year, with our complete guide to observing the largest planet in 2016.

9 years ago

Double Shadow Transit Season for the Jovian Moons Begins

Opposition season 2016 for Jupiter kicks off with a great series of double shadow transits of the Galilean Moons.

9 years ago

Hubble Directly Measures Rotation of Cloudy ‘Super-Jupiter’

Astronomers use the Hubble Space Telescope to pin down the rotation rate of an exoplanet 170 light years from Earth…

9 years ago

Jupiter Not the Planetary Protector We Thought it Was?

Far from being a deflector shield that protected Earth from comets, a new study shows that Jupiter may have directed…

9 years ago

Understanding Juno’s Orbit: An Interview with NASA’s Scott Bolton

In this interview, we talk to NASA's Scott Bolton about the Juno Mission to Jupiter.

9 years ago