Jupiter's storms and its 'potato' moon Amalthea stun in new …
3 days ago · Juno also snapped pictures of Jupiter's potato-shaped inner moon, named Amalthea. With a radius of only 52 miles (84 kilometers), Amalthea is significantly smaller than Earth 's moon. Citizen ...
Liftoff! NASA’s Europa Clipper Sails Toward Ocean Moon of Jupiter
Oct 14, 2024 · A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:06 p.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. After launch, the spacecraft plans to fly by Mars in February 2025, then back by Earth in December 2026, using the gravity of each planet to increase ...
In Photos: See NASA Juno’s Jaw-Dropping New Images Of Jupiter …
Nov 5, 2024 · Jupiter, as seen during NASA Juno's 66th perijove on Oct. 23, 2024. NASA’s Juno spacecraft has returned new images of Jupiter after its 66th close flyby as it enters the final year of its ...
NASA launches Europa Clipper mission to an icy moon of Jupiter - NBC News
Oct 14, 2024 · NASA has launched a mission to Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter thought to harbor a vast ocean. The moon is considered one of the most promising places in the solar system to search for ...
NASA and SpaceX Launch Europa Clipper to a Jupiter Moon - The …
Oct 14, 2024 · The $5.2 billion Europa Clipper mission is the first by NASA devoted to filling in the blanks to the question of habitability on these ocean worlds. “I think Europa is certainly the most likely ...
Hubble Telescope Shows Great Red Spot of Jupiter Bouncing Like …
Oct 10, 2024 · An elliptical storm with inky swirls of burnt orange and dulled copper, it is longer than the Earth is wide, and its winds screech through the tops of the planet’s clouds at 400 miles per hour....
NASA’s Webb Discovers New Feature in Jupiter’s Atmosphere
Oct 19, 2023 · NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a new, never-before-seen feature in Jupiter’s atmosphere. The high-speed jet stream, which spans more than 3,000 miles (4,800 kilometers) wide, sits over Jupiter’s equator above the main cloud decks.
A Whole New Jupiter: First Science Results from NASA’s Juno …
May 25, 2017 · Early science results from NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter portray the largest planet in our solar system as a complex, gigantic, turbulent world, with Earth-sized polar cyclones, plunging storm systems that travel deep into the heart of the gas giant, and a mammoth, lumpy magnetic field that may indicate it was generated closer to the planet ...
NASA's Webb Discovers New Feature in Jupiter's Atmosphere
Oct 19, 2023 · NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a new, never-before-seen feature in Jupiter’s atmosphere. The high-speed jet stream, which spans more than 3,000 miles (4,800 kilometers) wide, sits over Jupiter’s equator above the main cloud decks.
Webb Telescope’s New Jupiter Images and an Expanded Universe …
Aug 23, 2022 · As captured by the Webb’s infrared senses, Jupiter, king of our own planetary realm, glows like a disco ball. The new images revealed details astronomers hadn’t expected to see around the...