Jupiter
Twin NASA Probes Find “Zebra Stripes” in Earth’s Radiation Belt
Earth's inner radiation belt displays a curiously zebra-esque striped pattern, according to the latest findings from NASA's twin Van Allen…
Virtual Star Party – March 16, 2014
Host: Fraser Cain & Scott Lewis Astronomers: David Dickinson, Gary Gonella, Mark Behrendt, Roy Salisbury, Stuart Forman (more…)
Physicists Reveal the Hidden Interiors of Gas Giants
In astronomy we love focusing on the bigger picture. We’re searching for exoplanets in the vast hope that we may…
Playing Marbles With The Planets
We've all seen charts showing the relative sizes of planets and moons compared to each other, which are cool to…
Virtual Star Party – February 23, 2014 – Nebulae, Sunspots, and Planet “X”?!?
Hosts: Fraser Cain & Scott Lewis Astronomers: David Dickinson, Gary Gonella, James McGee, Mike Simmons, Roy Salisbury, Shahrin Ahmad, Tom…
Could Jupiter Become A Star?
NASA’s Galileo spacecraft arrived at Jupiter on December 7, 1995, and proceeded to study the giant planet for almost 8…
Why Europa?
Forget Mars, the place we really want to go looking for life is Jupiter's moon Europa. Dr. Mike Brown, a…
What are Hot Jupiters?
When astronomers first discovered other planets, they were completely unlike anything we've ever found in the Solar System. These first…
Virtual Star Party – February 9, 2014: Fire is Bad for Seeing!
Host: Scott Lewis Astronomers: Nicole Gugliucci, Chris Kennedy, Tom Nathe, David Dickinson, James McGee (more…)
Will Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Turn into a Wee Red Dot?
Watch out! One day it may just go away. Jupiter's most celebrated atmospheric beauty mark, the Great Red Spot (GRS),…