Tag Archives: Jupiter
NASA Solves 39-year Old Mystery of Jupiter Lightning
NASA Solves 39-year Old Mystery of Jupiter Lightning
NASA extends the Juno spacecraft mission for three more years
Good news, space fans: NASA has given the Juno spacecraft the time (and money) it needs to be able to accomplish its missions. The probe, which left our planet in 2011 and reached Jupiter in 2016, was supposed to wrap things up in February this year....
Decades-old data helps confirm Europa is geysering water into space
Over the past few years, the Hubble Space Telescope has observed what looked to be plumes of water vapor shooting from the surface of one of Jupiter's moons, Europa. Now, scientists have looked over decades-old data from Galileo and discovered that t...
Venus and Jupiter Change Earth’s Orbit Every 405,000 Years
Venus and Jupiter Change Earth’s Orbit Every 405,000 Years
Hot Jupiter WASP-104b is Darker Than Charcoal
Hot Jupiter WASP-104b is Darker Than Charcoal
Jupiter’s north pole comes to life in this 3D infrared video
If nothing else, the spacecraft Juno, which is currently in an elongated orbit of Jupiter, has taught us that the largest planet in our solar system is weird. From spectacular photographs to readings that make us question what this giant even is, Jun...