Skywatch: Jupiter’s on the night shift
The planet named after the king of the gods in Roman mythology is visible all night long right now, rising in the east at ...
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Dramatic changes on Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Jupiter revealed in 10 years of Hubble Telescope images (video)
Over the last ten years, OPAL has observed Uranus' northern hemisphere, which has faced the inner solar system for the ...
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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 ...
Jupiter’s ‘Tortured Moon’: Astronomers Uncover Surprising Source of Io’s Intense Volcanic Fury
Researchers from the Juno mission have finally solved a mystery that has puzzled scientists for over four decades.
From Starship tests to Starliner woes, recapping the biggest spaceflight missions of 2024
Starliner astronauts got a much longer stay at ISS. SpaceX caught a rocket booster. Here's a look back at the most pivotal ...
New observations of the most volcanic world in our solar system solve a mystery that began with Voyager 1
Observations made of Jupiter’s moon Io during the Juno mission’s flybys helped astronomers confirm how and why Io became the most volcanic world in the solar system.
No shallow magma ocean for Jupiter's moon Io, research suggests
Io does not have a shallow global magma ocean beneath its surface, counter to previous claims, suggests a paper published in ...
NASA's Jupiter-Bound Lucy Spacecraft To Complete 2nd Earth Flyby On Dec 13; Watch Live Here
The #LucyMission will perform its 2nd Earth-gravity assist on Dec. 12, putting it on a new course toward its first Trojan ...
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 ...
Watch NASA’s Lucy Slingshot Past Earth on a Bold Journey to Jupiter’s Ancient Asteroids
NASA's Lucy spacecraft will perform a close flyby of Earth on December 12, utilizing a gravity assist to adjust its ...
Jupiter to dazzle as it reaches opposition this weekend
The biggest planet in the solar system will be on display in the December sky as it shines brighter than it has all year. On ...