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Time Is Running Out to Add Your Name to NASA’s Europa Clipper
Six weeks remain for you to add your name to a microchip that will ride aboard the spacecraft as it explores Jupiter’s moon Europa. It’s not every day that members of the public have the chance to send their names…
NASA’s Juno Finds Jupiter’s Winds Penetrate in Cylindrical Layers
The finding offers deeper insights into the long-debated internal structure of the gas giant. Gravity data collected by NASA’s Juno mission indicates Jupiter’s atmospheric winds penetrate the planet in a cylindrical manner, parallel to its spin axis. A paper on…
Hubble Provides Unique Ultraviolet View of Jupiter
This newly released image from the NASA Hubble Space Telescope shows the planet Jupiter in a color composite of ultraviolet wavelengths. Released in honor of Jupiter reaching opposition, which occurs when the planet and the Sun are in opposite sides…
Salts and Organics Observed on Ganymede’s Surface by NASA’s Juno
Data collected by NASA’s Juno mission indicates a briny past may be bubbling to the surface on Jupiter’s largest moon. NASA’s Juno mission has observed mineral salts and organic compounds on the surface of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. Data for this…
How NASA Is Protecting Europa Clipper From Space Radiation
To explore the mysterious ice-encrusted moon Europa, the mission will need to endure bombardment by radiation and high-energy particles surrounding Jupiter. When NASA’s Europa Clipper begins orbiting Jupiter to investigate whether its ice-encased moon, Europa, has conditions suitable for life,…
NASA’s Webb Discovers New Feature in Jupiter’s Atmosphere
Narrow jet stream near equator has winds traveling 320 miles per hour NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a new, never-before-seen feature in Jupiter’s atmosphere. The high-speed jet stream, which spans more than 3,000 miles (4,800 kilometers) wide, sits…
NASA’s Webb Finds Carbon Source on Surface of Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Astronomers using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have identified carbon dioxide in a specific region on the icy surface of Jupiters moon Europa.
NASA’s Europa Probe Gets a Hotline to Earth
The addition of a high-gain antenna will enable the agency’s Europa Clipper spacecraft – set to launch in October 2024 – to communicate with mission controllers hundreds of millions of miles away.
NASA’s Juno Is Getting Ever Closer to Jupiter’s Moon Io
The spinning, solar-powered spacecraft will take another look of the fiery Jovian moon on July 30.
NASA Invites Public to Sign Poem That Will Fly Aboard Europa Clipper
Stenciled onto microchips, the names will join a poem written for the mission by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón. Members of the public are invited to add their names to an original poem dedicated to NASA’s Europa Clipper mission before…