NASA reveals the best night-sky treats viewable in August
NASA is back again with its monthly rundown of upcoming skywatching treats, which this month include meteors, Jupiter, and Saturn.
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy wins major NASA contract for Jupiter moon mission
SpaceX has scored a major NASA contract that will see the commercial spaceflight company launch the Europa Clipper spacecraft to the Jupiter moon Europa.
Watch NASA’s gorgeous Jupiter flyby with Vangelis soundtrack
Check out this gorgeous video showing a flyby of Jupiter’s Ganymede moon, as well as Jupiter itself, captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft.
Researchers solve the mystery of Jupiter’s strange pulsating X-ray auroras
Jupiter has many oddities we’re still learning about, such as its strange X-rays auroras somewhat comparable to the northern lights here on Earth.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captures cool images of Jupiter’s huge moon
NASA’s Juno spacecraft this week beamed back amazing images of Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter and the largest in our solar system.
Jupiter’s second spot is growing and changing and looking real weird
Jupiter’s most famous feature is its Great Red Spot, but it has a sibling — and a new image of this second spot shows it’s getting stranger.
Beautiful images show the stripes of Jupiter in three different wavelengths
If you think Jupiter is beautiful in the visible light spectrum, wait until you see it in infrared and ultraviolet.
Dramatic winds on Jupiter are a ‘unique meteorological beast’
The first measurement of winds in Jupiter’s stratosphere found winds of up to 900 mph near the poles which whipped around in narrow bands called jets.
Something special will happen in the night sky tonight. Here’s how to see it
If the skies are clear this evening, you can see Jupiter and Saturn appear at their closest in 794 years. Here’s how you can find them in the night sky.
Watch the skies as Jupiter and Saturn align at night for the first time in 800 years
On Monday night, a truly rare astronomical event will occur: Jupiter and Saturn will align in what NASA’s calling the “great conjecture.” Jupiter and Saturn align in the sky once…