This Fourth of July, NASA’s solar-powered Juno spacecraft will arrive at Jupiter after an almost five-year journey. News briefings, photo…
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Hubble Captures Rare Jupiter Triple-Moon Conjunction
(NASA) – Hubble Space Telescope captured a rare look at three of Jupiter’s largest moons parading across the banded face…
Jupiter’s Giant Red Spot Shrinking, Could Disappear
(NASA) If you have not taken the time to look through a telescope at the Giant Red Spot on Jupiter…
Hubble Sees Water Venting from Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Made famous in the movie 2001 a Space Odyssey Jupiter’s Moon Europa may make truth out of the science fiction…
Hubble finds water on distant worlds
(Source NASA) – Using the powerful eye of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, two teams of scientists have found faint signatures…
Moon, Jupiter Close Approach Monday-Closest until 2026
The U.S. Presidential inauguration will get a special show Monday as the Moon and Jupiter will appear very close in…
WISE Telescope adds color to Jupiter Asteroids
Wide-field Infrared Explorer reveals that the Jovian Trojans asteroids are uniformly dark with a hint of burgundy color, and have…
Jupiter’s Smallest Known Moon
Details of Jupiter’s smallest known moon have been unveiled. The moon, S/2012 J 2, was discovered in September 2010 along with one other moon…