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Scientists have recreated in the lab some of the wild weather that might be found on Jupiter and Saturn. Using extremely high pressures and laser shock waves, the researchers produced helium rain ...
Jupiter, the largest planet in the Solar System, has a characteristic feature south of its equator: an area of permanent high-pressure, 30% larger than the diameter of the Earth, dominated by a ...
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has returned new images of Jupiter after its 66th close flyby as it enters the final year of its mission. The $1 billion spacecraft completed its latest close flyby on Oct ...
Astronomers have discovered 12 new moons around Jupiter, pushing it past Saturn as the planet in our solar system with the most moons — a whopping 92. Jupiter's moon count jumps to 92, most in ...
What scientists can lean from discovery of potential life on Venus 04:03. Jupiter and its enticing moon Europa shine in a new photo by the Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble snapped the picture last ...
New images from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal the super-bright auroras of Jupiter, which shine with a much greater intensity than those on earth. The breathtaking images, taken on ...
The images were taken during the spacecraft's 66th close flyby of Jupiter on Oct. 23. NASA's Juno spacecraft has sent back stunning photos of Jupiter, including colorful, chaotic storms swirling ...
Odds for alien life on Europa drop, as new study reveals Jupiter's moon lacks much oxygen Europa is believes to have water under its icy crust, leading some to hope there is life on the Jupiter moon ...
On this date, Jan. 17, 2002, the Galileo probe made it’s 33 rd pass of Jupiter’s moon, Io.. After Voyager 1’s pass in 1979, Io was dubbed the most volcanically active place in the solar system.