Jupiter’s moon Io, its night side illuminated by reflected sunlight from Jupiter, or “Jupitershine.” Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS, Emma Wälimäki © CC BY NASAEstablished in 1958, the…
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This image revealing the north polar region of the Jovian moon Io was taken on October 15 by NASA’s Juno. Three of the mountain peaks…
NASA’s Juno captured this view of Jupiter during the mission’s 54th close flyby of the giant planet on September 7, 2023. The image was made…
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope reveals an ultraviolet view of Jupiter. Credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Wong (University of California – Berkeley); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic…
This image of Jupiter from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) shows stunning details of the majestic planet in infrared light. In this…
Scientists have discovered a unique binary system 1,400 light years away that consists of a hot Jupiter-like object orbiting a white dwarf, offering unparalleled insights…
Illustration of the JUICE spacecraft at Jupiter. Juice’s mission to Jupiter is a testament to intricate space navigation, leveraging gravity assists for efficient travel. Aiming…
ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) will launch in April 2023 from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on an Ariane 5 rocket. Credit: ESA,…
The Far-Flung Origin of Life’s Building Blocks: Researchers Uncover “Completely Unexpected” Findings
Many of Earth’s volatiles came from beyond Jupiter. Credit: Imperial College London/NASA Imperial College London researchers have discovered the probable distant origin of Earth’s volatile…
Artist’s rendition of oxygen, sodium, and potassium aurorae as Io enters Jupiter’s shadow. Credit: Chris Faust Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea in…
Rendering of Jupiter Trojan Swarm. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A rapidly migrating Jupiter mechanism offers crucial new insights into the early evolution of the Solar System. An…
This view compares a lucky imaging view of Jupiter from VISIR (left) at infrared wavelengths with a very sharp amateur image in visible light from…
NASA’s Juno mission captured this infrared view of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io on July 5, 2022, when the spacecraft was about 50,000 miles (80,000 kilometers)…
Illustration of Saturn and its rings. All of the outer gas giant planets — Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus — have rings around them. Planets…
Citizen scientist Thomas Thomopoulos created this enhanced-color image using raw data from the JunoCam instrument. At the time the raw image was taken, the Juno…
Citizen scientists have created deep-space portraits of Jupiter’s moon Europa that are not only awe-inspiring, but also worthy of further scientific scrutiny. Science enthusiasts have…
An artist’s concept of the Juno spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter. Credit: NASA As the Juno spacecraft makes a close approach of the moon Europa,…
This view of Jupiter’s turbulent atmosphere from NASA’s Juno spacecraft includes several of the planet’s southern jet streams. Citizen scientist Tanya Oleksuik created this color-enhanced…
The image was processed to portray the approximate colors that the human eye would see from Juno’s vantage point. Credit: Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS, Image processing…
Webb NIRCam composite image of Jupiter from three filters – F360M (red), F212N (yellow-green), and F150W2 (cyan) – and alignment due to the planet’s rotation.…