A Tale of Four Worlds: Hubble’s Ten-Year Hunt for Secrets in the Outer Solar System
NASA and ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope has been observing the outer planets through a program called OPAL (Outer Planet ...
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Astro Bob: Jupiter leads band of winter luminaries
The winter stars are like that. They're bright, sparkly and arrive "from a distance" low on the eastern horizon and gradually ...
Marius, the man who named Jupiter’s Galilean moons
German astronomer Simon Marius is best remembered for his disputes with Galileo Galilei over priority for discovering Jupiter ...
Jupiter’s Moon Io Shows No Magma Ocean as New Findings Explain Volcanic Eruptions
Io's volcanic activity explained without magma ocean evidence Tidal heating powers volcanic eruptions on Jupiter's moon ...
NASA spacecraft spots hot lava on distant world Io
NASA's recent flybys of Io, however, reveal that it likely doesn't contain a global magma ocean beneath its surface, as ...
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What causes volcanic eruptions on Jupiter's moon Io? Scientists aren't so sure anymore
As many as 400 volcanoes are erupting on the surface of Jupiter's innermost moon Io, with virtually every square inch of the ...
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What to know about NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft
Discovered by Galileo in 1610, Europa is one of the four so-called Galilean moons of Jupiter, along with Ganymede, Io and Callisto. What type of life might Europa harbor? Besides water ...
Rain plays spoilsport at KSSTM’s Jupiter opposition sky watching
Nearly 75 children and adults who had reached the Kerala State Science and Technology Museum (KSSTM) at PMG here to see the ...
Jupiter at Opposition: Manifest luck and wisdom
Jupiter reaches opposition on December 7, 2024, offering spectacular views and astrological significance. This alignment ...
Jupiter, ascending: See our solar system’s biggest planet at its brightest all year
Weather permitting, Jupiter will not only be brighter than most other stars and planets in the evening sky, but will also be ...