See Wild New Close-Up Images of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io
The mutilated surface of Jupiter’s moon Io was revealed in great detail by the Juno spacecraft, which has been exploring the Jovian system since 2016 and recently pulled off the…
Juno Spacecraft Gears Up for Closest Look at Jupiter’s Tormented Moon
NASA’s curious Jupiter probe is getting chummier with the planet’s most erratic moon, Io. The Juno spacecraft will carry out the closest encounter any mission has had with the volcanic…
Then and Now: Our Earliest Close-Ups of the Planets Compared to Today’s Best Shots
Left: Pioneer 10’s view of Jupiter in March 1973. Right: Webb Telescope’s view of Jupiter in July 2022. Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, Jupiter ERS Team; image processing by Judy Schmidt…
You’ve Never Seen Jupiter Look So Much Like Cotton Candy
You probably know Jupiter, the rotund fifth planet from the Sun, as orange and tan with a big red splotch. But the Hubble Space Telescope recently imaged the gas giant in…
NASA Apologizes for Not Supporting Your Delulu Plans to Visit Jupiter
NASA issued an apology for a slightly shady post on X that questioned people’s ability to visit Jupiter. Taking out the Trash (in Space) Off English In a recent social…
Jupiter’s Giant Face Looks Super Unhappy About Something
Jupiter, who hurt you? Last month, NASA’s Juno mission spotted a region of the gas giant’s atmosphere forming an abject face, complete with wide eyes, a nose, and frowning mouth.…
Webb Telescope Reveals a High-Speed Jet on Jupiter
In July 2022, the Webb Space Telescope detected an intense jet shooting across the equator of Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. The jet is traveling at about…
NASA’s Juno Reveals Hellish Landscape of Jupiter’s Moon Io in Latest Flyby
After years of capturing the massive world of Jupiter, the Juno spacecraft has recently turned its attention to its Jovian moons. During a close flyby of Jupiter’s spookiest moon, Juno…
Quasi-Planets Called JuMBOs Are Bopping Around in Space
A team of astronomers have detected over 500 planet-like objects in the inner Orion Nebula and the Trapezium Cluster that they believe could shake up the very definition of a…
Enormous Satellite Discovered to Outshine All but the 7 Brightest Stars
Late last year, a communications satellite unfurled its giant wings, stretching out a 693-square-foot (64-square-meter) antenna array in low Earth orbit. Once fully deployed, BlueWalker 3 became one of the…