Jupiter
Jupiter’s violent moon Io has been the solar system’s most volcanic body for around 4.5 billion years
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The solar system’s most volcanic body, the moon of Jupiter Io, has been in turmoil for at least 4.57 billion years, right ...
In a virtual reality universe, upcoming ‘JUICE’ mission flies by Jupiter’s moon Callisto
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Though it’s still seven years from reaching Jupiter, the JUICE mission is proceeding apace — and a recent test-run simulated the mission’s ...
The Europa Clipper may only need 1 ice grain to detect life on Jupiter’s ocean moon
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A single grain of ice ejected from Jupiter‘s ocean moon Europa, if captured by NASA’s forthcoming Europa Clipper spacecraft, could be enough ...
Hubble Telescope spies stormy weather and a shrinking Great Red Spot on Jupiter (video)
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The gas giant Jupiter steals the show in these two new portraits of the planet’s opposing faces, showing the swirling storms and ...
Hubble Captures the Giant’s Roaring Storms and Volcanic Moon Io
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured new images of Jupiter on January 5-6, 2024, revealing dynamic weather patterns and notable storms like the ...
”Twice As Large As Earth”
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The Great Red Spot has been shrinking since it was last measured by the Voyager spacecraft Space agency NASA routinely captures stunning images of ...
Mystery of Jupiter’s Great Blue Spot deepens with strangely fluctuating jet
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The mysterious workings of Jupiter’s intense magnetic field are coming to light, thanks to a tiny jet buried deep in the gas ...
Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa may have less oxygen than we thought
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On Monday (March 4), scientists announced they’ve managed to measure how much molecular oxygen — the type of oxygen we breathe on ...
Jupiter’s moon Europa generates 1,000 tons of oxygen a day, study says
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Europa, one of Jupiter’s 95 moons, generates 1,000 tons of oxygen every 24 hours, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory said Monday. It’s enough ...
Jupiter’s moon Europa may have less oxygen than expected, a finding that might put a damper on life
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research suggests there’s less oxygen on the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa than thought — ...
