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Juno reveals subsurface secrets of Jupiter and Io
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 30, 2025 NASA's Juno mission has delivered unprecedented insights into the subsurface dynamics of both Jupiter and its volcanic moon, Io. The spacecraft's latest observations have unveiled the temperature structure beneath Jupiter's cloud cover and mapped residual volcanic heat beneath Io's surface. Using its Microwave Radiometer (MWR) and Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM), Juno captured data that supports a new model for the fast-moving jet stream encircling Jupiter's north pole. The results were pre ... read more |
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Planetary Alignment Provides NASA Rare Opportunity to Study UranusHampton VA (SPX) Apr 23, 2025 When a planet's orbit brings it between Earth and a distant star, it's more than just a cosmic game of hide and seek. It's an opportunity for NASA to improve its understanding of that planet's atmos ... more 
On Jupiter, it's mushballs all the way downBerkeley CA (SPX) Apr 16, 2025 Imagine a Slushee composed of ammonia and water encased in a hard shell of water ice. Now picture these ice-encrusted slushballs, dubbed "mushballs," raining down like hailstones during a thundersto ... more 
20 years of Hubble data reveals evolving weather patterns on UranusLos Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2025 The ice giant Uranus, known for its peculiar sideways rotation, has revealed new atmospheric secrets thanks to a 20-year observational campaign using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Through precise i ... more 
NASA's Hubble Telescope May Have Uncovered a Triple System in the Kuiper BeltLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 10, 2025 A team of astronomers analyzing data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii has likely discovered a rare three-body system in the Kuiper Belt. If confirmed, this ... more |
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NASA Juno Mission Discovers Record-Breaking Volcanic Activity on IoLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025 NASA's Juno mission has uncovered an extraordinary volcanic feature on Io, Jupiter's highly active moon. This newly discovered hot spot, located in Io's southern hemisphere, surpasses Earth's Lake S ... more 
SwRI models suggest Pluto and Charon formed similarly to Earth and MoonLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 A NASA postdoctoral researcher at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has employed advanced simulations to propose that Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, formed in a manner akin to the Earth-M ... more 
Citizen scientists help decipher Jupiter's cloud compositionLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 08, 2025 Citizen scientists and professional astronomers have collaborated to unveil key details about the composition of Jupiter's clouds. Findings indicate the clouds are likely made of ammonium hydrosulph ... more 
Capture theory unveils how Pluto and Charon formed as a binary systemLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2025 New research from the University of Arizona reveals that Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, likely formed through a unique "kiss and capture" event. Unlike previous theories that compared their for ... more 
Texas A and M researchers illuminate the mysteries of icy ocean worldsCollege Station TX (SPX) Dec 26, 2024 As NASA's Europa Clipper embarks on its historic journey to Jupiter's icy moon, Europa, Dr. Matt Powell-Palm, a faculty member at Texas A and M University's J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanic ... more |
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Jovian vortex hunter catalog reveals stunning insights into Jupiter's atmosphere
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 18, 2024 The Jovian Vortex Hunter project has released a groundbreaking catalog of 7,222 atmospheric vortices on Jupiter, showcasing immense swirling storms captured over the last two years. Each vortex represents a powerful atmospheric phenomenon within the gas giant's turbulent skies, with thousands of volunteers contributing to this unprecedented effort. Vortices are categorized by color, with "white" being the most common, followed by "dark" and "red." The catalog also provides critical data on vortex ... read more 
Juno identifies localized magma chambers driving Io's volcanic activityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2024 NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter has unveiled that volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io are powered by localized magma chambers rather than a global magma ocean. This discovery resolves a decades-old myster ... more |
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NASA marks ten years of Hubble's Outer Planets SurveyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2024 In 1989, NASA's Voyager mission made history by capturing humanity's first close-up glimpse of Neptune, completing its exploration of the solar system's four giant outer planets. Since their 1977 la ... more 
Magnetic tornado is stirring up the haze at Jupiter's polesBerkeley CAw (SPX) Nov 27, 2024 While Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been a constant feature of the planet for centuries, University of California, Berkeley, astronomers have discovered equally large spots at the planet's north and ... more 
Uranus moons could hold clues to hidden oceans for future space missionsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2024 NASA's upcoming mission to Uranus aims to explore the icy moons first photographed by Voyager 2 in 1986, this time seeking evidence of subsurface oceans that could potentially harbor life. Researche ... more 
A clue to what lies beneath the bland surfaces of Uranus and NeptuneBerkeley CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2024 Diamond rain? Super-ionic water? These are just two proposals that planetary scientists have come up with for what lies beneath the thick, bluish, hydrogen-and-helium atmospheres of Uranus and Neptu ... more 
Europa Clipper deploys instruments on journey to icy moon of JupiterLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2024 NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, launched on October 14, is well on its way to Jupiter's moon Europa, having already traveled 13 million miles (20 million kilometers) from Earth. The mission, desig ... more |
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