• Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 13th, 2014
Spot on Jupiter Is a Sunburn the Size of 2 Earths

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

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

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

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

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

Diamonds Squeezed to 50 Million Times Earth's Atmospheric Pressure

The experiments served to recreate conditions deep inside giant planets like Jupiter

NASA Releases Archive Image of Jupiter's Great Red Spot

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

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

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

Brown Dwarfs Feature Great Red Spot-like Storms

Most of these objects feature atmospheres similar to Jupiter's

NASA Releases New Juno Image of Earth

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

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

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

Jovian Moon Boasts Warm Ocean Under Icy Surface

Simple lifeforms may develop within this secluded environment

Jovian Moon Europa May Feature a Warm Core

Jovian Moon Europa May Feature a Warm Core

The satellite may therefore be capable of supporting life

Relive Pioneer 10's Historic Encounter with Jupiter 40 Years Ago – Photo

Relive Pioneer 10's Historic Encounter with Jupiter 40 Years Ago – Photo

The space probe has been out of contact for a decade

The Secret to the Great Red Spot's Longevity on Jupiter

The Secret to the Great Red Spot's Longevity on Jupiter

The storm has been raging on for several centuries

 
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