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 ...
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Could life exist on one of Jupiter’s moons?
Last year saw the launch of a European probe called the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE). It will likewise examine Europa, ...
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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Pasadena’s Hubble Telescope Celebrates a Decade of Tracking the Outer Planets
From 2014 to 2024, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has been studying the outer planets under a program called OPAL (Outer ...
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Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ Moon Mimas Could Hide a Life-Supporting Ocean Beneath Its Surface
The existence of another watery world in the outer solar system may offer clues to how such seas form — and hope for another spot to search for life ...
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 ...