Jupiter
Hurray! Juice Deploys its Stuck Antenna
ESA's Juice mission launched last month on April 14, beginning its long journey to explore Jupiter's icy moons, Ganymede, Europa,…
The Earth's Magnetosphere Could be Used as a Gravitational Wave Observatory
The magnetospheres of Earth and Jupiter might be used to observe high-frequency gravitational waves.
One in Ten Stars Ate a Jupiter (Or Bigger)
In space, cataclysmic events happen to stars all the time. Some explode as supernovae, some get torn apart by black…
Juice Looks Back at Earth During Its Space Odyssey to Jupiter’s Moons
As the European Space Agency's Juice spacecraft headed out on an eight-year trip to Jupiter's icy moons, it turned back…
ESA's Juice is On Its Way to Visit Jupiter's Moons
A new era of exploration at Jupiter's moons began last week with the launch of the European Space Agency's Juice,…
It's Time For Your Annual Weather Update for the Outer Solar System
A couple times a year, the Hubble Space Telescope turns its powerful gaze on the giant planets in the outer…
Europa’s Ice Rotates at a Different Speed From its Interior. Now We May Know Why
Jupiter’s moon, Europa, contains a large ocean of salty water beneath its icy shell, some of which makes it to…
The Favorite Solar System Moons of Planetary Geologists; An In-Depth Discussion
The moons of our Solar System have garnered quite a lot of attention in the last few years, especially pertaining…
Just Dropped: New Close-up Images of Io from Juno, With More to Come
On March 1, 2023, NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew by Jupiter's moon Io, coming within 51,500 km (32,030 miles) of the…
New Discoveries Puts Jupiter at 92 Known Moons
The moon hunter strikes again. A team of astronomers led by Scott Sheppard of the Carnegie Institution has found and…