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Astronomers using ground-based and space telescopes were able to determine that winds are responsible for the anomalous heating of the upper atmosphere of Jupiter, which transfers heat from regions where auroras are raging to the equator of the giant.
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The Hubble Space Telescope has confirmed the presence of water vapor in the rarefied atmosphere of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. It is believed to originate from water ice, which sublimates under the influence of solar radiation and particle fluxes.
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Juno’s onboard science instrument Juno Waves “listened” to radio emissions coming from the side of Jupiter’s magnetic field and gave scientists the opportunity to determine the boundaries of the regions with radiation.
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In addition to the four large Galilean moons, Jupiter has many smaller moons, up to a kilometer in size. Today, 79 of them are known, but there is no doubt that the giant planet has other small satellites that we have not yet noticed. One such was recently discovered by amateur astronomer Kai Ly, bringing the total to exactly eighty.
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Although humankind has still not developed the necessary technology to travel to the outermost parts of our solar system, we…
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A team of researchers from University College London and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has tracked down the source of the bright X-rays that flash on Jupiter every few minutes. Thus, they unraveled the mystery of this phenomenon, the reasons for which remained unknown for the last 40 years. We finally understand Jupiter’s auroras.
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NASA’s automated interplanetary station “Juno” has sent the first detailed images of Jupiter’s largest moon Ganymede, taken during the recent…
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It has been two decades since Jupiter’s Galilean moons were studied in detail by a space mission. The last time…
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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…
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Last year, amateur astronomer Clyde Foster from South Africa discovered a methane-rich convective storm on Jupiter. Coincidentally, two days later,…
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Physicists have analyzed the gamma radiation of Jupiter for the first time in search of traces of dark matter annihilation. According…
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Analysis of comet impacts on Jupiter have helped scientists reveal the existence of storms with winds of unimaginable proportions. Of…
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Astronomers studied comet P / 2019 LD 2 (ATLAS) using ground-based telescopes and the Hubble and Spitzer space observatories. The…
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Jupiter, Saturn, and Mercury are coming together in a three-planet conjunction for the second time in 2021 but it will…
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Scientists from the Harvard Center for Astrophysics have established the “homeland” of the cosmic body that fell to Earth and…
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Before the discovery of Hot Jupiters, no scientist had imagined that such exoplanets could exist. Judging by their given name…
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Less than a week after the Juno mission was officially re-extended for another 5 years, it has once again hit…
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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…
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It finally is time for the rare celestial phenomenon we have all been waiting for – the Great Conjunction of…
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If you look at the northwest part of the sky after sunset (southwest in the northern hemisphere), you will find…
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What will the end of 2020 be without another major event? This special occasion is reserved for the Great Conjunction…
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Babylonian astronomers calculated the motion of the planet Jupiter using an idea that led to integral calculus. This is a…
