• Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 10th, 2015
NASA: Volcanoes on Jupiter's Moon Io Are in the “Wrong” Place

NASA: Volcanoes on Jupiter's Moon Io Are in the “Wrong” Place

This could be because of a hidden ocean of magma

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 13th, 2015
Baby Jupiter Discovered Merely 100 Light-Years Away

Baby Jupiter Discovered Merely 100 Light-Years Away

This is probably what our Jupiter looked like in its infancy

Wind-Powered Robots Will Probably Be Sent to Jupiter

Wind-Powered Robots Will Probably Be Sent to Jupiter

Research for Jupiter can have a vast applicability

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 20th, 2015
The European Space Agency Has a Mission to Jupiter in the Works

The European Space Agency Has a Mission to Jupiter in the Works

In 2022, the agency will launch a probe to the giant planet

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 16th, 2015
Astronomers Zoom In on Jupiter's Long-Lost Cosmic Twin

Astronomers Zoom In on Jupiter's Long-Lost Cosmic Twin

Jupiter's twin orbits a star not very different to our Sun

NASA’s Europa Mission Explained

NASA’s Europa Mission Explained

If there’s alien life on Europa, NASA vows to find it

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 19th, 2015
NASA Administrator: There Is Alien Life, We Just Haven't Found It Yet

NASA Administrator: There Is Alien Life, We Just Haven't Found It Yet

Charles Frank Bolden. Jr. says there is life beyond Earth

Watch: NASA's Europa Mission Explained

Watch: NASA's Europa Mission Explained

This moon of Jupiter might be hiding alien life

NASA Gears Up for Europa Mission

NASA Gears Up for Europa Mission

The agency wants to search for life on this moon of Jupiter

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 3rd, 2015
Ganymede, Jupiter's Largest Moon, Sports a Huge Bulge at Its Equator

Ganymede, Jupiter's Largest Moon, Sports a Huge Bulge at Its Equator

The bulge is about the size of Ecuador, towers over the moon's surface at half the height of Mount Kilimanjaro

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 24th, 2015
Young Jupiter Went on a Killing Spree, Crushed Earth's Older Siblings

Young Jupiter Went on a Killing Spree, Crushed Earth's Older Siblings

Scientists believe that, when the Solar System was still young, Jupiter swept through it like a wrecking ball

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 13th, 2015
Ganymede, Jupiter's Largest Moon, Hides a Massive Ocean Under Its Crust

Ganymede, Jupiter's Largest Moon, Hides a Massive Ocean Under Its Crust

NASA scientists get their hands on the best evidence yet that an underground saltwater ocean is lurking on Ganymede

Top 10 Coolest Science News of the Week: February 2-8, 2015

Top 10 Coolest Science News of the Week: February 2-8, 2015

For those of you who missed them, here are this week’s absolute coolest pieces of news from the world of science

Jupiter's Moons Seen Parading Across the Planet's Surface

Jupiter's Moons Seen Parading Across the Planet's Surface

The moons, Europa, Callisto and Io, were imaged with the help of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 4th, 2015
Come February 6, Jupiter Will Come Freakishly Close to Earth

Come February 6, Jupiter Will Come Freakishly Close to Earth

Astronomers say that, on this day, our home planet, Jupiter and the Sun will be almost perfectly aligned

A Swarm of Microprobes Preparing for Launch to Jupiter

A Swarm of Microprobes Preparing for Launch to Jupiter

They can fully scan most of the atmosphere on 15 minutes

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 29th, 2014
ESA Is Well on Track to Send a Spacecraft to Jupiter, Have It Search for Alien Life

ESA Is Well on Track to Send a Spacecraft to Jupiter, Have It Search for Alien Life

Having landed its Philae probe on comet 679/C-G, the Agency now turns its attention to Jupiter and its moons

 
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