This infrared view of Jupiter’s icy moon Ganymede was obtained by the Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during its July…
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An artist’s concept of the Juno spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter. Credit: NASA On August 5, 2011, NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space…
NASA’s Juno Mission observed pulsating electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves in Jupiter’s dawn magnetosphere that periodically expel energetic heavy ions into the atmosphere, producing stunning X-ray…
This processed image of Io by New Horizons shows the 290-kilometer-high (180-mile-high) plume of the volcano Tvashtar near Io’s north pole. Also visible is the…
The purple hues in this image show X-ray emissions from Jupiter’s auroras, detected by NASA’s Chandra Space Telescope in 2007. They are overlaid on an…
Juno has discovered a new population of highly energetic ions (bright blue spots) at midlatitudes within the inner edge of Jupiter’s relativistic electron belt, a…
Left to right: The mosaic and geologic maps of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede were assembled incorporating the best available imagery from NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2…
NASA Juno image of the northern hemisphere of Jupiter around the region known as Jet N7. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS, Image processing by Kevin M. Gill This…
The SwRI-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) orbiting Jupiter aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft allowed scientists to discover faint aurora features likely triggered by charged particles coming from…
A Jupiter Vista from Juno. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS; Processing & License: Kevin M. Gill From aboard the Juno spacecraft, a Southwest Research Institute-led instrument observing auroras…
This striking view of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot and turbulent southern hemisphere was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft as it performed a close pass of…
In this animated GIF, the clouds on the periphery of some of Jupiter’s polar cyclones rotate counterclockwise, while the core of the cyclones rotate clockwise.…
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS; Processing & License: Kevin M. Gill Why do colorful cloud bands encircle Jupiter? Jupiter’s top atmospheric layer is divided into light zones and…
This illustration uses data obtained by NASA’s Juno mission to depict high-altitude electrical storms on Jupiter. Juno’s sensitive Stellar Reference Unit camera detected unusual lightning…
(Click image for full view.) Credit: NASA/JPL/SwRI/MSSS; image processing by Gerald Eichstädt NASA’s Juno mission captured this look at Jupiter’s tumultuous northern regions during the…
(Click for full view.) Credit: Image data – NASA / JPL / SwRI / MSSS, Image processing – Gerald Eichstädt NASA’s Juno mission captured this…
The JunoCam imager aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this image of Jupiter’s southern equatorial region on September 1, 2017. The image is oriented so Jupiter’s…
An artist’s impression of a collision between a young Jupiter and a massive still-forming protoplanet in the early solar system. Illustration: K. Suda & Y.…
Dramatic atmospheric features in Jupiter’s northern hemisphere are captured in this view from NASA’s Juno spacecraft. The new perspective shows swirling clouds that surround a…
This image of Jupiter’s turbulent southern hemisphere was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft as it performed its most recent close flyby of the gas giant…