Jupiter
Jupiter’s Dueling Red Spots
Even though most of us have been suffering from poor seeing conditions due to both hemisphere's seasonal climate changes, the…
Craters on Vesta and Ceres Could Show Jupiter’s Age
[/caption] Scientists use crater distributions to tell the ages of planetary surfaces on rocky bodies. But how can the ages…
Chasing An Occultation
[/caption] You've all heard me talk about watching the Moon occult a bright star. That's when we get a great…
Observe the Jupiter Impact Site!
[/caption] Have you stayed up late and observed the Jupiter impact site? Then don't be goofing around. Not since July…
Viewing the Jupiter Impact With Your Telescope
Are you ready to stay up a little late and see if you can catch the new dark spot on…
New Image of Jupiter Impact in Infrared
[/caption] After getting whacked unexpectedly by a small comet or asteroid, Jupiter is sporting a "bruise," which has been big…
Jupiter Impact Confirmed
[/caption] As we reported yesterday, an amateur astronomer snapped evidence of an impact on Jupiter. Now, NASA has confirmed the…
Possible New Impact on Jupiter
[/caption] Amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley from Canberra, Australia captured an image of Jupiter on July 19 showing a possible new…
Jupiter’s Fiery Moon Io Could One Day Break Free, Go Dormant
[/caption] Io may be close to thermal equilibrium, according to a study published this week in Nature. And if the new…
Jupiter, Saturn Plowed Through Asteroids, Study Says
[/caption] When Mars and Jupiter migrated to their present orbits around 4 billion years ago, they left scars in…