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Marvelous Moondance: Jupiter Satellites Caught Eclipsing And Transiting

On Christmas Eve, as millions upon millions of people focused on wrapping gifts and getting ready for the holidays, an…

10 years ago

Pluto’s Closeup Will Be Awesome Based On Jupiter Pics From New Horizons Spacecraft

New Horizons, you gotta wake up this weekend. There's so much work ahead of you when you reach Pluto next…

10 years ago

Weekly Space Hangout – Oct. 31, 2014: Bad Week in Space

Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @cosmic_chatter) Ramin Skibba (@raminskibba) Alessondra Springmann (@sondy) Ken Kremer (kenkremer.com /…

10 years ago

‘Death Star’ Ocean? Seven Moons That Could Host Huge Hidden Liquid Reservoirs

Could there be an ocean hidden somewhere in that Death Star-like picture? This is an image of Mimas, a moon…

10 years ago

New Image Captures one of the Brightest Volcanoes Ever Seen in the Solar System

Jupiter’s innermost moon, Io — with over 400 active volcanoes, extensive lava flows and floodplains of liquid rock — is…

10 years ago

Virtual Star Party – January 12, 2014: The Planetary Show!

Hosts: Fraser Cain(@fcain, @universetoday) and Scott Lewis(@baldastronomer) Astronomers: David Dickinson(@astroguyz) in Florida Mike Phillips in North Carolina Shahrin Ahmad(@shahgazer) in…

11 years ago

Observing Alert: Rare Triple Transit Of Jupiter’s Moons Happens Friday Night (Oct. 11-12)

Talk about a great fall lineup. Three of Jupiter's four brightest moons plan a rare show for telescopic observers on…

11 years ago

New Molecules Detected in Io’s Atmosphere

Io – Jupiter’s innermost Galilean moon – is the most geologically active body in the Solar System. With over 400…

11 years ago

10 Historic Moments in Voyager’s Journey to Interstellar Space

Yesterday, NASA announced that as of August 2012, Voyager 1 is in a new frontier to humanity: interstellar space. Our…

11 years ago

Major Volcanic Eruption Seen on Jupiter’s Moon Io

Recent observations of Jupiter’s moon Io has revealed a massive volcanic eruption taking place 628,300,000 km (390,400,000 miles) from Earth.…

11 years ago