Jupiter
Follow-up Studies on June 3rd Jupiter Impact
[/caption] Poor Jupiter just can't seem to catch a break. Ever since 1994, when our largest planet was hit by…
Jupiter Gets Smacked Yet Again?
It looks like once again, Jupiter has taken a hit! And once again an amateur astronomer spotted and captured the…
Observing Spotlight – Dropping In On Jupiter…
[/caption] "Now that she's back in the atmosphere, with drops of Jupiter in her hair..." Oh! Hey, there! Come on…
Hubble Delves into Two Recent Jupiter Mysteries
[/caption] Jupiter has a few mysteries these days. Between an equatorial belt that has gone missing and an impact that…
New Impact on Jupiter
[/caption] In an incredible coincidence where a paper was released today about the 2009 impact event on Jupiter, the same…
New Hubble Images Zoom In on Asteroid Impact on Jupiter
[/caption] When amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley from Australia saw a dark spot the size of the Pacific Ocean appear on…
Jupiter, It Is A-Changing
[/caption] Jupiter's appearance has changed dramatically since the end of 2009, when it moved too close to the Sun from…
New Images Unlock Secrets of Jupiter’s Red Spot
It's difficult enough to track the weather on Earth, but with new thermal images of Jupiter's Great Red Spot, scientists…
One of Jupiter’s Moons is Melted!
[/caption] Jupiter's two moons Ganymede and Callisto could be considered fraternal twins. They have a similar composition and size, but…
Jupiter – Our Silent Guardian?
[/caption] We live in a cosmic shooting gallery. In Phil Plait's Death From the Skies, he lays out the dangers…