Jupiter’s Astonishing Secrets: A Planet Big Enough to Hold 1,000 Earths But with No Solid Surface
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When you think of a planet, the image of solid ground likely comes to mind—terrain where you could walk, stand,…
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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is Oscillating in Size, Surprising Astronomers
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For more than 150 years, astronomers have closely watched Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (GRS), a storm so large it could…
NASA’s JUICE Probe Reveals the Most Detailed Look at Earth’s Radiation Belt While on its Way to Jupiter
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NASA has unveiled the clearest images ever of Earth’s radiation belt, thanks to a spacecraft that wasn’t even primarily designed…
Volcanoes on Jupiter’s Moon Io Could Unlock Clues About Tidal Heating
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Jupiter’s moon Io, the most volcanically active body in the solar system, is a scorching landscape that may hold the…
Fly Over Jupiter and Ganymede in This Amazing NASA Video Filmed by Juno
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Although humankind has still not developed the necessary technology to travel to the outermost parts of our solar system, we…
Study Finds Jupiter’s Moon Likely Perfect for Alien Life
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Astronomers have long had the well-documented belief that an ocean of water is splashing beneath Europa’s ice crust. In recent…
10 Things Your Should Know About Hot Jupiters
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Before the discovery of Hot Jupiters, no scientist had imagined that such exoplanets could exist. Judging by their given name…
Jupiter Is So Big It’s Even Bigger Than Some Stars In The Universe
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Have you ever thought about Jupiter’s size and why it hasn’t become a star? If not, I suggest you open…
10 Incredible Photographs of Jupiter You Need To See
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If you look at the northwest part of the sky after sunset (southwest in the northern hemisphere), you will find…
How an Ancient Babylonian Map of Jupiter Helped Rewrite History
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Babylonian astronomers calculated the motion of the planet Jupiter using an idea that led to integral calculus. This is a…
Leading Astronomer Says “Higher Forms” of Alien Life on Jupiter’s Moon Europa
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The chancellor at Liverpool Hope University in the United Kingdom believes it is likely that there are forms of alien…
Jupiter: The Only Planet in our Solar System That Doesn’t Orbit the Sun
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Jupiter, our solar system’s fifth planet from the Sun, the massive gas giant protecting Earth and the inner planets from…
This Is the Ancient Babylonian Map of Jupiter That Changed History
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It is a well-known fact that ancient civilizations around the globe were outstanding astronomers. Humankind has observed the stars for…
Fly Over Jupiter’s Moon Europa in This Incredible NASA Video
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Recently processed data from NASA’s Galileo orbiter have allowed spectacular video sequences to be produced from the flyby over Jupiter’s…
This Extraordinary Footage of Jupiter Will Blow Your Mind
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The stunning footage captured by NASA’s Juno Spacecraft was released as the mission reached its halfway point. The incredible photographs…
Nearly a Third of Sun-Like Stars May Have Swallowed Earth-Like Planets
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Astronomers have unveiled compelling research suggesting that nearly a third of Sun-like stars might bear the remnants of once-thriving rocky…
Asteroids May Have Delivered the Ingredients Needed to Spark Life on Earth Study of Ryugu Samples Suggests
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A significant scientific discovery suggests that asteroids could have provided the essential ingredients needed to kick-start life on Earth. This…
This NASA Mission Will Look For Alien Life in the Jovian System
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NASA’s highly anticipated Europa Clipper mission is set to launch, embarking on an ambitious journey to Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa….
Astronomers Use Webb to Reveal an Exoplanet’s Water-Rich Atmosphere
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An international team of astronomers has made a groundbreaking discovery about a distant exoplanet, GJ 9827 d, located approximately 98…
Why Planets Aren’t Always Perfect Spheres
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I’ve found myself, more times than I can count, debating—sometimes willingly, sometimes not—with people who believe that the Earth isn’t…
Miniature Space Explorers: How CubeSats Are Paving the Way for Future Space Missions
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As we venture deeper into the cosmos, a new generation of satellites is changing the landscape of space exploration. These…
Scientists Confirm Ceres is a Frozen Ancient Ocean World
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For over two centuries, scientists have been captivated by Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and…