Jupiter
Solar Powered Jupiter bound JUNO lands at Kennedy Space Center for blastoff
[/caption] Juno, NASA’s next big mission bound for the outer planets, has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center to kick…
How Jupiter is Getting Its Belt Back
[/caption] Earlier this year, one of Jupiter’s stripes went missing. The Southern Equatorial Band started to get lighter and paler,…
Follow-up Studies on June 3rd Jupiter Impact
[/caption] Poor Jupiter just can't seem to catch a break. Ever since 1994, when our largest planet was hit by…
Jupiter Gets Smacked Yet Again?
It looks like once again, Jupiter has taken a hit! And once again an amateur astronomer spotted and captured the…
Hubble Delves into Two Recent Jupiter Mysteries
[/caption] Jupiter has a few mysteries these days. Between an equatorial belt that has gone missing and an impact that…
New Hubble Images Zoom In on Asteroid Impact on Jupiter
[/caption] When amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley from Australia saw a dark spot the size of the Pacific Ocean appear on…
How Many Earths Can Fit in Jupiter?
Jupiter is known as the "King of the Planets", and for good reason. For one, it is the largest planet…
Jupiter, It Is A-Changing
[/caption] Jupiter's appearance has changed dramatically since the end of 2009, when it moved too close to the Sun from…
New Images Unlock Secrets of Jupiter’s Red Spot
It's difficult enough to track the weather on Earth, but with new thermal images of Jupiter's Great Red Spot, scientists…
One of Jupiter’s Moons is Melted!
[/caption] Jupiter's two moons Ganymede and Callisto could be considered fraternal twins. They have a similar composition and size, but…