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Jupiter's Rings Are Shaped By Interplay Of Sunlight And Shadow
Astronomers appear to have
solved a long-standing
mystery about the cause of
anomalies in Jupiter's
gossamer rings. A faint
extension of the outermost
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New Luminous Spots Found On Jupiter
Among luminous spots on
Jupiter akin to Earth's
Northern lights, scientists
have observed a new type of
spot. Generally, Jupiter's
auroral spots result from
waves generated by the giant
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New Discovery At Jupiter Could Help Protect Earth-orbit Satellites
Radio waves accelerate
electrons within Jupiter's
magnetic field in the same
way as they do on Earth,
according to new research.
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Pluto-bound Spacecraft Sees Changes In Jupiter System
The voyage of NASA's
Pluto-bound New Horizons
spacecraft through the
Jupiter system earlier this
year provided a bird's-eye
view of a dynamic planet
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Pioneering NASA Spacecraft Mark Thirty Years Of Flight
August 30, 2007 — NASA's two venerable Voyager spacecraft are celebrating three decades of flight as they head toward interstellar space. Their ongoing odysseys mark an unprecedented and historic accomplishment. ... > full story -
Jupiter: Friend Or Foe?
August 25, 2007 — The traditional belief that Jupiter acts as a celestial shield, deflecting asteroids and comets away from the inner solar system, has been challenged by the first in a series of studies evaluating ... > full story -
Pluto-bound New Horizons Provides New Look At Jupiter System
May 1, 2007 — NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has provided new data on the Jupiter system -- stunning scientists with never-before-seen perspectives of the giant planet's atmosphere, rings, moons and ... > full story -
Rosetta And New Horizons Watch Jupiter
April 2, 2007 — ESA's Rosetta and NASA's New Horizons are working together to observe Jupiter. A preliminary analysis of the data from Rosetta's Alice ultraviolet spectrometer indicates that the data quality is ... > full story -
Chandra Examines Jupiter During New Horizons Approach
March 7, 2007 — On Feb. 28, 2007, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft made its closest approach to Jupiter on its ultimate journey to Pluto. This flyby gave scientists a unique opportunity to study Jupiter using the ... > full story -
NASA Spacecraft Gets Boost From Jupiter For Pluto Encounter
March 1, 2007 — NASA's New Horizons spacecraft successfully completed a flyby of Jupiter early this morning (Feb. 28), using the massive planet's gravity to pick up speed for its 3-billion mile voyage to Pluto and ... > full story -
Many Moons: Space Scientists Ponder Which Jupiter Moon Will Reveal The Most
February 23, 2007 — According to William B. McKinnon, professor of earth and planetary sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, the community suffers from an embarrassment of riches, because each of the moons of ... > full story -
Jupiter's Moon Europa Should Be NASA's Next Target, Says Researcher
February 22, 2007 — As NASA develops its next "flagship" mission to the outer solar system, Jupiter's enigmatic moon Europa should be the target, says Arizona State University professor Ronald Greeley. Although Europa ... > full story -
Zooming To Pluto, New Horizons Spacecraft Approaches Jupiter
January 21, 2007 — Just a year after it was dispatched on the first mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, the APL-built New Horizons spacecraft is on the doorstep of the solar system's largest planet -- about to swing ... > full story -
NASA Spacecraft En Route To Pluto Prepares For Jupiter Encounter
January 18, 2007 — NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is on the doorstep of the solar system's largest planet. The spacecraft will study and swing past Jupiter, increasing speed on its voyage toward Pluto, the Kuiper Belt ... > full story
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