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Jupiter was once twice as large as it is today
To better understand Jupiter’s primordial stages, researchers turned to the tiniest of the planet’s 92 known moons. Almathea ...
Jupiter was formerly twice its current size and had a much stronger magnetic field, study says
Understanding Jupiter's early evolution helps illuminate the broader story of how our solar system developed its distinct ...
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Jupiter Moon
With the new spottings, Saturn has usurped Jupiter which has 95 known moons, while Uranus (28) and Neptune (16) remain third and fourth on the list. Even the icy planets in our solar system such ...
Jupiter's auroras put Earth's to shame. NASA's Webb just got a stunning look at them
New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have revealed that auroras on Jupiter are hundreds of times brighter ...
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The Sky Today on Sunday, May 11: Callisto grazes Jupiter
Jupiter’s moon Callisto passes near the planet’s northern limb, shortly before Io transits and Ganymede emerges from the gas ...
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On its way to one of Jupiter's moons, Europa Clipper Mission successfully tested its instruments
The mission took the opportunity of its Mars flyby to make sure its instruments were functioning properly. One designed and ...
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'Everything about Jupiter is extreme:' NASA learns more about gas giant, its volcanic moon
New data from the orbiter has unveiled some of the treacherous conditions of not only Jupiter, but its moon Io, the most volcanic body in the solar system. The findings, which come after Juno has ...
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Moon to make closest jump over Jupiter for the year in night sky
A celestial leap is set to take place over two nights as the moon and Jupiter will appear to dance near to each other in the night sky. The crescent moon will appear "wafer thin" through the night ...