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A dozen new moons of Jupiter discovered, including one “oddball”
Various groupings of Jovian moons with the newly discovered ones shown in bold. The ‘oddball,’ called Valetudo after the Roman god Jupiter’s great-granddaughter, has a prograde orbit that crosses the...
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Radiation Maps of Jupiter’s Moon Europa: Key to Future Missions
Radiation from Jupiter can destroy molecules on Europa’s surface. Material from Europa’s ocean that ends up on the surface will be bombarded by radiation, possibly destroying any biosignatures, or...
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Magnetic fields impact atmospheric circulation of gas giant planets
This image captures a high-altitude cloud formation surrounded by swirling patterns in the atmosphere of Jupiter’s North North Temperate Belt region. Image courtesy of NASA Magnetic fields around a...
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Study helps solve mystery under Jupiter’s coloured bands
Colorful swirling cloud belts dominate Jupiter’s southern hemisphere in this image captured by NASAs Juno spacecraft. Credit: NASA Scientists from Australia and the United States have helped to solve...
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Under pressure, hydrogen offers a reflection of giant planet interiors
Jovian cloudscape, courtesy of NASA’s Juno spacecraft. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Gerald Eichstädt/Seán Dora Lab-based mimicry allowed an international team of physicists including...
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New Insights into Jupiter Formation
This is Jupiter’s southern hemisphere photographed by NASA’s Juno spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/GeraldEichstaedt/Sean Doran With an equator diameter of around 143,000 kilometers,...
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How a NASA Scientist Looks in the Depths of the Great Red Spot to Find Water...
This visualization was created from images captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft, which has been studying Jupiter since it arrived there July 4, 2016. Credit: NASA/JPL/SwRI For centuries, scientists have...
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Water discovered in the Great Red Spot indicates Jupiter might have plenty more
This image of Jupiter was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft. Credit: Courtesy of NASA On Dec. 7, 1995, NASA’s historic Galileo probe plunged into Jupiter’s atmosphere at 106,000 mph, relaying 58...
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Icy moon of Jupiter, Ganymede, shows evidence of past strike-slip faulting
The solar system’s largest moon, Ganymede, is captured here alongside the planet Jupiter in a color picture taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on Dec. 3, 2000. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona A...
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Astrobio Top 10: Could shallow biospheres exist beneath the icy ceilings of...
As 2018 comes to a close, Astrobiology Magazine is counting down our ‘Top 10’ stories for the year. At number 10: Life could find a home where an icy crust and a hidden ocean meet. This story was...
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