Jupiter

Using Jupiter as a Dark Matter DetectorUsing Jupiter as a Dark Matter Detector

Using Jupiter as a Dark Matter Detector

The nature of dark matter has been a hotly debated topic for decades. If it’s a heavy, slow moving particle…

3 months ago
Catch Jupiter at Opposition 2024 This Coming WeekendCatch Jupiter at Opposition 2024 This Coming Weekend

Catch Jupiter at Opposition 2024 This Coming Weekend

Now is the time to catch Jupiter at its best. The King of the Planets rules the winter night skies.…

3 months ago
Magnetic Tornado is Stirring up the Haze at Jupiter’s PolesMagnetic Tornado is Stirring up the Haze at Jupiter’s Poles

Magnetic Tornado is Stirring up the Haze at Jupiter’s Poles

Jupiter is a stunning planet to observe. Whether it be visible light or any other wavelength. In a stunning new…

3 months ago
Testing the Robots that Might Explore EuropaTesting the Robots that Might Explore Europa

Testing the Robots that Might Explore Europa

Europa, one of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter is one of the most intriguing locations in the Solar System…

3 months ago
Exploring Io’s Volcanic Activity via Hubble and Webb TelescopesExploring Io’s Volcanic Activity via Hubble and Webb Telescopes

Exploring Io’s Volcanic Activity via Hubble and Webb Telescopes

The two most powerful space telescopes ever built, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Hubble Space Telescope, are about…

2 years ago
Juno Shares Stunning New Images of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon IoJuno Shares Stunning New Images of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io

Juno Shares Stunning New Images of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io

The Juno made its closest pass to Io, Jupiter's volcanic moon, and snapped some stunning images of an eruption on…

2 years ago
Jupiter’s Moons Get the JWST TreatmentJupiter’s Moons Get the JWST Treatment

Jupiter’s Moons Get the JWST Treatment

A pair of studies published in JGR: Planets and Science Advances discuss new findings from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope…

2 years ago
UK Professor Granted JWST Observation Time to Study Jupiter’s Upper AtmosphereUK Professor Granted JWST Observation Time to Study Jupiter’s Upper Atmosphere

UK Professor Granted JWST Observation Time to Study Jupiter’s Upper Atmosphere

A professor from Northumbria University in the North East region of England has been granted telescope time with NASA’s James…

2 years ago
Jupiter’s “Stripes” Change Color. Now We Might Know WhyJupiter’s “Stripes” Change Color. Now We Might Know Why

Jupiter’s “Stripes” Change Color. Now We Might Know Why

While Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is one of the most well-known spectacles in the solar system, Jupiter’s clouds and stripes…

2 years ago
Juice is Fully Deployed. It’s Now in its Final Form, Ready to Meet Jupiter’s Moons in 2031Juice is Fully Deployed. It’s Now in its Final Form, Ready to Meet Jupiter’s Moons in 2031

Juice is Fully Deployed. It’s Now in its Final Form, Ready to Meet Jupiter’s Moons in 2031

Launched on April 14, 2023, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice; formerly known as JUICE) spacecraft…

2 years ago