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Aquatic Rover Goes for a Drive Under the Ice
November 20, 2019 
A little robotic explorer will be rolling into Antarctica this month to perform a gymnastic feat – driving…
Astronomers Confirm that Jupiter‘s Icy Moon Europa has Water by First-Ever Direct Measurement
November 19, 2019
Writing in Nature Astronomy on Monday, 18 November 2019, scientists have made the first-ever direct measurement of water…
NASA Scientists Confirm Water Vapor on Europa
November 19, 2019 
Forty years ago, a Voyager spacecraft snapped the first closeup images of Europa, one of Jupiter’s 79 moons.…
Clouds On Jupiter Rising Up Above the Surrounding Atmosphere
October 31, 2019
Though it looks like it to us, Jupiter’s clouds do no form a flat surface. Some of its…
NASA’s Lucy Mission Clears Critical Milestone
October 22, 2019
NASA’s Lucy mission successfully completed its Critical Design Review on Oct. 18. During this review, Lucy team members…
New Organic Compounds Found in Enceladus Ice Grains
October 3, 2019
New kinds of organic compounds, the ingredients of amino acids, have been detected in the plumes bursting from…
NASA’s Juno Prepares to Jump Jupiter’s Shadow
October 2, 2019
Last night, NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter successfully executed a 10.5-hour propulsive maneuver – extraordinarily long by mission…
Moon Shadow
September 29, 2019
Jupiter’s volcanically active moon Io casts its shadow on the planet in this dramatic image from NASA’s Juno spacecraft. As with solar…
Jupiter shows its true stripes
August 28, 2019
There’s a reason why Jupiter’s stripes are only skin deep. It turns out that the planet’s zonal winds…
Storms on Jupiter are disturbing the planet’s colorful belts
August 26, 2019
Storm clouds rooted deep in Jupiter’s atmosphere are affecting the planet’s white zones and colorful belts, creating disturbances…
Mission to Jupiter’s Icy Moon Confirmed
August 21, 2019
An icy ocean world in our solar system that could tell us more about the potential for life…
Young Jupiter was smacked head-on by massive newborn planet
August 16, 2019
A colossal, head-on collision between Jupiter and a still-forming planet in the early solar system, about 4.5 billion…
Hubble’s New Portrait of Jupiter
August 9, 2019
This new Hubble Space Telescope view of Jupiter, taken on June 27, 2019, reveals the giant planet’s trademark…
How Historic Jupiter Comet Impact Led to Planetary Defense
July 2, 2019
Twenty-five years ago, humanity first witnessed a collision between a comet and a planet. From July 16 to…
NASA’s Juno Finds Changes in Jupiter’s Magnetic Field
May 21, 2019
NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter made the first definitive detection beyond our world of an internal magnetic field…
Jupiter’s Atmosphere Heats up under Solar Wind
April 9, 2019
New Earth-based telescope observations show that auroras at Jupiter’s poles are heating the planet’s atmosphere to a greater…
Europa Clipper High-Gain Antenna Undergoes Testing
April 2, 2019
It probably goes without saying, but this isn’t your everyday satellite dish. In fact, it’s not a satellite…
Jupiter Marble
March 23, 2019
This striking view of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot and turbulent southern hemisphere was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft…
Jupiter or Earth? Which One’s Which, and Why Do They Look so Similar?
March 13, 2019
Jupiter: a massive, lifeless gas giant out there on the other side of the asteroid belt. It’s a…
Dramatic Jupiter
February 24, 2019
Dramatic atmospheric features in Jupiter’s northern hemisphere are captured in this view from NASA’s Juno spacecraft. The new…
Jupiter Storm Tracker
February 2, 2019
A giant, spiraling storm in Jupiter’s southern hemisphere is captured in this animation from NASA’s Juno spacecraft. The…
Juno’s Latest Flyby of Jupiter Captures Two Massive Storms
January 23, 2019
This new perspective captures the notable Great Red Spot, as well as a massive storm called Oval BA.…
NASA’s Juno Mission Halfway to Jupiter Science
December 13, 2018
On Dec. 21, at 8:49:48 a.m. PST (11:49:48 a.m. EST) NASA’s Juno spacecraft will be 3,140 miles (5,053…
Where do comets originate?
December 4, 2018
A new technique developed by team of Penn astronomers may allow scientists to measure radiation from celestial bodies that…
‘Dolphin’ in the Jovian Clouds
December 3, 2018
This series of images from NASA’s Juno spacecraft captures changing cloud formations across Jupiter’s southern hemisphere. A cloud…
Could ice spikes on Europa Jeopardize a spacecraft landing? A study suggests so
November 26, 2018
Sometime in the early 2020s, NASA intends to launch a spacecraft that will orbit and possibly even place…
Io Rising
November 18, 2018
Jupiter’s moon Io rises just off the horizon of the gas giant planet in this image from NASA’s…
Jovian Close Encounter
November 13, 2018
A multitude of magnificent, swirling clouds in Jupiter’s dynamic North North Temperate Belt is captured in this image…
Aboard the First Spacecraft to the Trojan Asteroids: NASA Ralph’s Next Adventure
November 8, 2018
Ralph, one of NASA’s most well-traveled space explorers, has voyaged far and accomplished much: on the New Horizons…
Jovian White Oval
October 27, 2018
A swirling, oval white cloud in Jupiter’s South South Temperate Belt is captured in this image from NASA’s…
- ALMA Maps Europa’s Temperature
October 25, 2018 - NASA’s Juno Mission Detects Jupiter Wave Trains
October 24, 2018 - Jovian Swirls
September 29, 2018 - JunoCam Wows Us Again With Detailed Images of the Great Red Spot
September 28, 2018 - Looking for water in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
September 5, 2018 - Jupiter’s Swirling Cloudscape
September 4, 2018 - How a NASA Scientist Looks in the Depths of the Great Red Spot to Find Water on Jupiter
August 30, 2018
- Jupiter had growth disorders
August 27, 2018
- Magnetic fields impact atmospheric circulation of gas giant planets
August 10, 2018 - Radiation Maps of Jupiter’s Moon Europa: Key to Future Missions
July 24, 2018 - High-Altitude Jovian Clouds
July 23, 2018 - Twelve New Moons Discovered Around Jupiter, and One of Them is Pretty Odd!
July 21, 2018 - Gemini Confirms Maverick New Moon of Jupiter
July 18, 2018 - NASA Juno Data Indicate Another Possible Volcano on Jupiter Moon Io
July 14, 2018 - Juno Data Shows that Some of Jupiter’s Moons are Leaving “Footprints” in its Aurorae
July 14, 2018 - NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to Target Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
June 26, 2018 - Dark and Stormy Jupiter
June 17, 2018 - NASA Re-plans Juno’s Jupiter Mission
June 7, 2018 - Juno Solves 39-Year Old Mystery of Jupiter Lightning
June 7, 2018 - Oumuamua was Just the Beginning. Astronomers Find an Interstellar Asteroid Orbiting Retrograde near Jupiter.
May 24, 2018 - Jupiter: A New Perspective
May 21, 2018 - Old Data Reveal New Evidence of Europa Plumes
May 15, 2018 - Old Data, New Tricks: Fresh Results from NASA’s Galileo Spacecraft 20 Years On
May 1, 2018 - By Jove: Jupiter at Opposition for 2018
April 30, 2018 - Asteroids Smack Jupiter More Often Than Astronomers Thought
April 26, 2018 - Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, Spotted
April 24, 2018 - NASA’s Juno Mission Provides Infrared Tour of Jupiter’s North Pole
April 12, 2018 - Intricate Clouds of Jupiter
April 8, 2018 - Rose-Colored Jupiter
March 17, 2018 - Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Getting Taller as it Shrinks, NASA Team Finds
March 14, 2018 - NASA Juno Findings – Jupiter’s Jet-Streams Are Unearthly
March 8, 2018 - Neptune’s Huge Storm Is Shrinking Away In New Images From Hubble
February 20, 2018 - A Song of Ice and Light
February 14, 2018 - Jupiter’s Stormy North
January 26, 2018 - High Above Jupiter’s Clouds
January 6, 2018 - NASA Solves How a Jupiter Jet Stream Shifts into Reverse
December 19, 2017 - NASA’s Juno Probes the Depths of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
December 12, 2017 - Jupiter Blues
December 1, 2017 - NASA Telescope Studies Quirky Comet 45P
November 22, 2017 - Jovian Tempest
November 17, 2017 - Jupiter’s Stunning Southern Hemisphere
November 10, 2017 - The Dynamic Duo: Jupiter’s Independently Pulsating X-ray Auroras
November 7, 2017 - Juno Aces Eighth Science Pass of Jupiter, Names New Project Manager
November 3, 2017 - Jupiter’s X-ray auroras pulse independently
November 2, 2017 - Juno Observes Jupiter, Io and Europa
October 9, 2017 - Jupiter’s Auroras Present a Powerful Mystery
September 7, 2017 - Juno Scientists Prepare for Seventh Science Pass of Jupiter
August 31, 2017 - Jupiter Storm of the High North
August 4, 2017 - Jupiter’s Great Red Spot in True Color
July 28, 2017 - Large, Distant Comets More Common Than Previously Thought
July 25, 2017 - NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Spots Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
July 13, 2017 - NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Completes Flyby over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
July 12, 2017 - Striking Gemini Images Point Juno Spacecraft Toward Discovery
July 3, 2017 - Gemini telescope aids Juno mission’s exploration of Jupiter
July 2, 2017 - NASA’s Juno Spacecraft to Fly Over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot July 10
July 2, 2017 - Earth-based Views of Jupiter to Enhance Juno Flyby
July 1, 2017 - Jupiter’s Bands of Clouds
June 23, 2017 - Lab scientist finds Jupiter is one old-timer
June 13, 2017 - A Whole New Jupiter: First Science Results from NASA’s Juno Mission
May 26, 2017 - NASA Moves Up Launch of Psyche Mission to a Metal Asteroid
May 25, 2017 - Juno Scientists Prepare for Fifth Science Pass of Jupiter
May 19, 2017 - Approaching Jupiter
May 8, 2017 - NASA Approves Instruments for ESA’s ‘JUICE’ Mission to Jupiter System
April 16, 2017 - When Jovian Light and Dark Collide
April 10, 2017 - NASA’s Hubble Takes Close-up Portrait of Jupiter
April 10, 2017 - NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Set for Fifth Jupiter Flyby
March 25, 2017 - ESA’s Jupiter mission moves off the drawing board
March 17, 2017 - NASA Mission Named ‘Europa Clipper’
March 13, 2017 - Jupiter Wallpaper
March 9, 2017 - Jovian Art
February 27, 2017
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