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Jupiter has long been a source of fascination for astronomers, and now, the giant planet is raising more questions than ever.
If you looked at the churning clouds near Jupiter’s pole, they appear like ocean currents on Earth — as if you’re looking at ...
Hubble Space Telescope imagery created an HD look at the gas giant planet Jupiter. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center ...
Stunning new Jupiter photos from NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveal storms, cloud bands, and its volcanic moon Io as the mission nears its final orbits around the gas giant.
Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure—and reveal how little is understood about ...
Welcome to Jupiter. NASA scientists have for years sought to understand the gas giant, whose mass is more than the rest of the planets in our solar system combined. Now, thanks to the efforts of ...
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is set to explore Jupiter's moon Europa, one of the prime candidates for finding life beyond Earth. Europa Clipper will assess whether Europa's conditions ...
Scientists believe the moon's water, chemistry and energy could support life. Marking the latest foray into space exploration, NASA has launched its first mission to explore Jupiter's moon, Europa ...
An issue with the spacecraft’s transistors had threatened the launch, with NASA unsure if they would survive Jupiter’s radiation, but in September it said the mission was fine to go ahead.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter has returned another spectacular set of images of the giant planet after its 65th close monthly flyby saw it enter the final year of its life. In an ...
NASA's Juno spacecraft has provided new insight into Jupiter and its volcanic moon, Io. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Alain Mirón Velázquez At Jupiter's north pole, powerful storms ...
If you thought the flickering green and red auroras of Earth were spectacular, that's nothing compared to Jupiter. New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have revealed that the ...