Jupiter

NASA's Juno spacecraft detects most intense volcanic eruption ever on Io

The eruption released energy six times greater than all Earth's power plants combined, exceeding 80,000 trillion watts.

 NASA's Juno spacecraft detects most intense volcanic eruption ever on Io. Illustration.
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is launched for the Europa Clipper mission to study one of Jupiter's 95 moons, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US October 14, 2024.

NASA launches spacecraft to gauge if Jupiter's moon Europa can host life

 An artistic illustration of an asteroid impact.

Asteroid twice the size of Chicago spun Jupiter's moon around, made gravity anomaly - study

 The puzzling, fascinating surface of Jupiter's icy moon Europa looms large in this newly-reprocessed color view, made from images taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990s.

NASA finds source of life on the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa


Jupiter-like planet observed spiraling off 950 light years from Earth

The planet hurtles around its star at close proximity as its atmosphere leaches out and trails around it, forming the largest known planetary structure anywhere in space.

 An artistic illustration of a hot Jupiter planet.

NASA’s Juno mission captures lightning on Jupiter

A striking image from NASA's Juno mission shows lightning in Jupiter's atmosphere.

 Image of lightning on Jupiter captured by NASA.

NASA is sending a probe to Europa – and you can send your name with it

This is thanks to NASA's new Message in a Bottle initiative, the public can have their name engraved on a microchip in its Europa Clipper spacecraft as it heads to Jupiter's moon.

 The puzzling, fascinating surface of Jupiter's icy moon Europa looms large in this newly-reprocessed color view, made from images taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990s.

US poet laureate dedicates ode to Europa for NASA mission to Jupiter's icy moon

Limon's "Poem for Europa" is less a meditation on science - though its first line seems to allude to a rocket launch - as it is an ode to nature and the awe it can inspire in humankind.

Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet, is seen alongside its moons (illustrative).

How does Jupiter appear in different colors?

Magnetic oscillations produce the different colored bands and interact with the massive storms on Jupiter's surface.

 This photo of Jupiter, taken from the Hubble Space Telescope on June 27, 2019, features the Great Red Spot, a storm the size of Earth that has been raging for hundreds of years.

NASA spacecraft documents how Jupiter's lightning resembles Earth's

Lightning is the most powerful naturally occurring electrical source on Earth.

 This artist's concept of lightning distribution in Jupiter's northern hemisphere incorporates a JunoCam image from the NASA spacecraft Juno with artistic embellishments. Data from NASA's Juno mission indicates that most of the lightning activity on Jupiter is near its poles.

Astronomers capture dying star engulfing a planet - study

According to the study, the planet was likely similar in size and composition to our solar system's Neptune or Jupiter. 

The luminous, hot star Wolf-Rayet 124 (WR 124) is prominent at the center of the James Webb Space Telescope’s composite image combining near-infrared and mid-infrared wavelengths of light from Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera and Mid-Infrared Instrument.

ESA's JUICE mission to Jupiter with Israeli tech launches successfully

The JUICE mission (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) is the ESA's biggest mission ever. Israeli scientists will use it to study the gas giant's atmosphere and the possible oceans on its moons.

 The JUpiter ICy moons Explorer mission, JUICE, is seen in this artist's impression handout from NASA. NASA has selected key contributions to a 2022 European Space Agency (ESA) mission that will study Jupiter and three of its largest moons in unprecedented detail.

ESA's JUICE Mission: Israeli technology to head to Jupiter

The JUICE mission, which stands for Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer, is set to embark on a 900 million-kilometer journey to Jupiter, and Israeli technology is on for the ride.

 An artistic impression of the JUICE probe orbiting the planet Jupiter.

'Hot Jupiter' alien planet spiraling to its doom around aging star - study

The discovery will serve as a "celestial laboratory for years to come" and will help astronomers better understand tidal dynamics.

 An artist's concept of the Kepler-1658 system. Kepler-1658b, orbiting with a period of just 3.8 days, was the first exoplanet candidate discovered by Kepler.

NASA's Juno probe takes close picture of Jupiter's moon Europa

The image of Europa is especially significant because it is the first close-up picture in over 20 years of this Jovian moon, a cosmic object that has fascinated scientists for years.

 A new picture of Jupiter's moon Europa was shared by NASA's Juno spacecraft in its recent close approach to the moon on Thursday.