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NASA Launches Europa Clipper to Investigate Life on Jupiter’s Moon

The spacecraft is set to arrive in the Jupiter system in 2030. Once there, Europa Clipper will conduct 49 flybys of the moon, using a suite of advanced instruments to study its icy surface and subsurface ocean.

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NASA’s Juno Discovers Massive New Volcano on Jupiter's Moon Io

This discovery was made by comparing recent images taken by Juno in February 2024 with older images from NASA’s Galileo spacecraft, captured over 25 years ago in 1997.

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ESA's Juice Confirms Earth Is Habitable as It Prepares for Jupiter Mission

While the results were unsurprising, they ensure that Juice will be ready to search for potential life-supporting environments when it reaches Jupiter's moons, including Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa.

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Astrophotographers Capture Rare Alignment of Jupiter and Mars in the Night Sky

The two planets, which last appeared this close together over two years ago, dazzled skywatchers in the early morning hours, with a spectacle that won’t be seen again until 2033.

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Scientists Unveil New Clue in Solving Jupiter's Great Red Spot Mystery

The Great Red Spot is slowly diminishing in size, from 39,000 kilometers across in the 19th century to just 14,000 kilometers today. By comparison, Earth measures 12,742 kilometers in diameter.

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NASA Captures Rare Images of Jupiter’s Elusive Moon Amalthea

Amalthea, noted for its red color and unusual energy output, stands out among Jupiter’s moons. It is described as having a potato-like shape. Despite being the fifth-largest of Jupiter’s moons, Amalthea is relatively small.

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NASA's Europa Clipper to Carry Humanity's Message to Jupiter's Moon

This initiative seeks traces of extraterrestrial life on Europa, an icy moon believed to harbor a vast ocean beneath its crust, presenting conditions potentially suitable for life.

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NASA's Juno Spacecraft Reveals the Daily Oxygen Production of Jupiter's Europa

This process might allow oxygen to seep into the underground ocean, combining with volcanic materials to create a "chemical soup" where life could potentially emerge.

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NASA's Juno Probe Captures Stunning Images of Io's Volcanic Activity

During the flyby on February 3, Juno dipped to within 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) of Io's surface, allowing JunoCam to capture images of erupting plumes.

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NASA's Juno Probe Detects Salts and Organic Compounds on Jupiter's Largest Moon Ganymede

Scientists speculate that these findings could suggest the existence of hydrothermal activity deep beneath Ganymede's icy surface or interactions between its subsurface ocean and the planet's interior rocks.

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NASA's Juno Probe Captures a Spooky "Face" on Jupiter

The photograph reveals turbulent storms and swirling clouds along Jupiter's terminator, the boundary between its day and night sides, casting an uncanny appearance akin to a ghostly visage.

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Juno Probe Reveals New Images of Jupiter's Moon Io

On October 15, Juno passed by Io's surface, capturing high-resolution images that showcase the moon's tumultuous landscape. Skilled technicians at NASA and amateur astronomers further refined the images, eliminating noise and distortions.

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NASA's Juno Spacecraft Captures New Stunning Views of Jupiter's Volcanic Moon Io

These high-definition images, taken on July 30, have undergone processing by imaging experts and enthusiasts. NASA has made these detailed snapshots available on the mission's official website, marking a significant advancement in our understanding of Io.

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James Webb Space Telescope Captures Images of All 4 Gas Giants

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured images of all four giant planets in our Solar System: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The telescope's observations in the near- and mid-infrared range have provided stunning views of these celestial bodies.

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NASA Invites People to Send Their Names to Jupiter's Moon Europa

The names, along with the poem, will be engraved onto a special microchip, creating a symbolic message in a bottle that will accompany the Europa Clipper spacecraft as it embarks on its historical mission.

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NASA's Juno Probe Captures New Stunning Views of Jupiter's Volcanic Moon Io

The new images have confirmed the high volcanic activity of Io, with countless volcanoes and lava flows seen on the surface of Jupiter's satellite. NASA estimates that there are hundreds of actively erupting volcanoes over the surface of IO.

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NASA's Juno Spacecraft Captured an Infrared Image of Jupiter's Volcanic Moon Io

Scientists hope to gather more data on the moon's volcanoes that affect the planet's magnetic field and help form massive auroras on Jupiter. According to the researchers, Jupiter has the brightest auroras in the entire solar system.

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NASA Reveals New Stunning Images of Jupiter Taken by the Webb Telescope

The images that show the planet's features in detail were taken by the Webb telescope's near-infrared camera (NIRCam). It can observe celestial bodies such as stars, nebulae, and planets that are too cold or too faint to be seen in visible light.

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James Webb Telescope Captured a New Image of Jupiter and Its Moons

The new image clearly shows the famous Great Red Spot, an Earth-sized storm that has been raging on the distant giant for centuries, and even some of the planet's thin rings.

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A Rare Alignment of Five Planets Took Place on June 24

For the first time in 18 years, billions of people around the world could enjoy an incredible spectacle in the night sky – a parade of planets. This is an astronomical phenomenon in which several planets line up in a single arc in the sky.

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Jupiter's Twin Was Spotted 17,000 Light-Years Away

This is the first time in the history of science that the telescope has been able to detect an extrasolar planet through a microlensing event. Kepler wasn't really designed for such observations.

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NASA's Juno Probe Recorded the Sound of Jupiter's Moon

NASA launched the Juno probe into space in 2011. In almost five years, Juno reached Jupiter. In 2016, it began to study its surface and subsequently transmitted unique photos of the giant planet to Earth.