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NASA And ESA Prioritize Outer Planet Missions
At a recent meeting in
Washington, NASA and
European Space Agency
officials decided to
continue pursuing studies of
a mission to Jupiter and its
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Baby Jupiters Must Gain Weight Fast
The planet Jupiter gained
weight in a hurry during its
infancy. It had to, since
the material from which it
formed probably disappeared
in just a few million years,
according to a new study of
... > full story
Hubble Catches Jupiter's Largest Moon Going To The 'Dark Side'
NASA's Hubble Space
Telescope has caught
Jupiter's moon Ganymede
playing a game of
"peek-a-boo." In this crisp
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Jupiter's Moon Europa Does The Wave To Generate Heat
One of the moons in our
solar system that scientists
think has the potential to
harbor life may have a far
more dynamic ocean than
previously thought. If the
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Galileo's Notebooks May Reveal Secrets Of New Planet
July 9, 2009 — Galileo knew he had discovered a new planet in 1613, 234 years before its official discovery date, according to a new ... > full story -
Looking Through Galileo’s Eyes
January 11, 2009 — In 1609, exactly four centuries ago, Galileo revolutionized humankind's understanding of our position in the Universe when he used a telescope for the first time to study the heavens, which saw him ... > full story -
Wobbly Planets Could Reveal Earth-like Moons
December 13, 2008 — Moons outside our Solar System with the potential to support life have just become much easier to detect. Astronomers have found that such moons can be revealed by looking at wobbles in the velocity ... > full story -
Jupiter's Rocky Core Bigger And Icier, According To New Simulation
November 27, 2008 — When Jupiter formed 4.5 billion years ago, rocks and ice combined to form a rocky core 14-18 times the mass of the Earth, according to a new simulation by UC Berkeley geophysicist Burkhard Militzer. ... > full story -
NASA Prepares For New Juno Mission To Jupiter
November 27, 2008 — NASA is officially moving forward on a mission to conduct an unprecedented, in-depth study of Jupiter. Called Juno, the mission will be the first in which a spacecraft is placed in a highly ... > full story -
New Planet Discovered Orbiting Dangerously Close To Giant Star
November 19, 2008 — Astronomers have discovered a new planet that is closely orbiting a red-giant star, HD 102272, which is much older than our own Sun. The planet has a mass that is nearly six times that of Jupiter, ... > full story -
Cassini Finds Mysterious New Aurora On Saturn
November 13, 2008 — Saturn has its own unique brand of aurora that lights up the polar cap, unlike any other planetary aurora known in our solar system. This odd aurora revealed itself to one of the infrared instruments ... > full story -
Sharpest Whole-Planet Picture Of Jupiter Taken From The Ground
October 9, 2008 — A record two-hour observation of Jupiter using a superior technique to remove atmospheric blur has produced the sharpest whole-planet picture ever taken from the ground. The new image reveals changes ... > full story -
Diffusion Caused Jupiter's Red Spot Junior To Color Up
September 26, 2008 — A study has given new insights into why Oval BA, a giant anticyclone on Jupiter also known as Red Spot Junior, suddenly turned from white to red in a period of just a few ... > full story -
Is There Life On Jupiter's Moon Europa? Finding Signs Of Current Geological Activity On A Frozen World
August 7, 2008 — With average temperatures of minus 260 degrees Fahrenheit, an almost nonexistent atmosphere and a complex web of cracks in a layer of ice encompassing the entire surface, the environment on Jupiter's ... > full story
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