Ice Sublimating Off the Surface Replenishes a Tenuous Envelope You would think that living half…
Browsing: Jupiter
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system and a gas giant known for its swirling storms, powerful magnetic field, and iconic Great Red Spot. Composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, Jupiter lacks a solid surface but hosts a complex system of rings and dozens of moons, including Europa, which is a key target in the search for extraterrestrial life. Scientific missions like NASA’s Juno and upcoming explorations such as the European Space Agency’s JUICE are uncovering new insights into Jupiter’s structure, atmosphere, and role in shaping the solar system. This page highlights the most recent discoveries and research related to this massive and mysterious planet.
SwRI’s Levison, Olkin lead the mission to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids. NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is encapsulated…
The Winds at the Outer Edge Are ‘Winning the Race’ in This Enormous Storm System…
Magnetic reconnection events less than 2 Jovian radii above the planet’s cloud tops could explain…
Astronomers worldwide caught a rare Jupiter impact, demonstrating the power of global collaboration in modern…
Jupiter’s unexpectedly hot upper atmosphere is caused by its intense auroras, which distribute heat globally,…
Weizmann Institute scientists reveal how gigantic cyclones remain stable at both of Jupiter’s poles. Until…
Astronomers have used archival datasets from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to reveal the first…
The spacecraft used its infrared instrument during recent flybys of Jupiter’s mammoth moon to create…
Take a closer look at the complex choreography involved in building NASA’s Europa Clipper as…
Scientists discovered Jupiter’s aurorae are heating the planet’s atmosphere, answering a decades-old mystery. New research…
Launched in 2011, NASA’s Juno mission aims to unlock Jupiter’s secrets with advanced instruments that…
Oxygen Found on the Frozen World Is Linked to Sublimating Surface Ice Though larger than…
Researchers have traced Jupiter’s X-ray aurorae to volcanic ions from its moon Io that are…
The Juno Waves instrument “listened” to the radio emissions from Jupiter’s immense magnetic field to…
The Juno probe flew closer to Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede, than any other spacecraft in…
A puzzler about the gas giant’s intense northern and southern lights has been deciphered. Planetary…
Trapped ions discovered at midlatitudes can have energies exceeding 100 megaelectron volts per nucleon. Their…