- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 13th, 2014
Spot on Jupiter Is a Sunburn the Size of 2 Earths
Researchers with NASA explain Jupiter's Great Red Spot is the result of chemicals being broken down by sunlight
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 11th, 2014
Jupiter-like Planets Can Be Pushed Closer to Their Star by Companions
Researchers believe to have figured out why it is that some large gassy planets sit oddly close to their parent star
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 9th, 2014
New Planet Is Forming Just 335 Light-Years Away from Us, Evidence Indicates
The planet is forming in the proximity of a star known to astronomers as HD 100546
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 8th, 2014
Ginormous Ice Plates Are Shuffling Around on Jupiter's Moon Europa
The movement of the plates indicates the moon's surface is connected to a buried ocean
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 6th, 2014
Newly Discovered Celestial Body Was as Hot as a Star in Its Heydays
The object now has a temperature of about 100-150 degrees Celsius, astronomers say
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 18th, 2014
Diamonds Squeezed to 50 Million Times Earth's Atmospheric Pressure
The experiments served to recreate conditions deep inside giant planets like Jupiter
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 19th, 2014
NASA Releases Archive Image of Jupiter's Great Red Spot
The photograph was collected by the Voyager 1 spacecraft
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 17th, 2014
NASA Wants a Cheap Mission to Explore Europa
The Jovian moon may contain a liquid ocean under its icy surface
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 13th, 2014
Largest Moon in the Solar System Gets First Global Geologic Map – Video
Ganymede is now finally on the map thanks to USGS researchers
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 7th, 2014
Brown Dwarfs Feature Great Red Spot-like Storms
Most of these objects feature atmospheres similar to Jupiter's
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 30th, 2013
NASA Releases New Juno Image of Earth
The spacecraft passed by our planet two months ago
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 13th, 2013
Jovian Moon Releases Water Vapors from South Pole
The discovery was made using NASA's flagship telescope
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 12th, 2013
Clays Found on the Surface of Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa
A series of new studies was recently focused on this natural satellite
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 10th, 2013
Jovian Moon Boasts Warm Ocean Under Icy Surface
Simple lifeforms may develop within this secluded environment
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 5th, 2013
Jovian Moon Europa May Feature a Warm Core
The satellite may therefore be capable of supporting life
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 5th, 2013
Relive Pioneer 10's Historic Encounter with Jupiter 40 Years Ago – Photo
The space probe has been out of contact for a decade
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 27th, 2013
The Secret to the Great Red Spot's Longevity on Jupiter
The storm has been raging on for several centuries