Jupiter

Hubble captures rare Jupiter collision

harminka — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:17:09 -0500

The checkout and calibration of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has been interrupted to aim the recently refurbished observatory at a new expanding spot on the giant planet Jupiter. The spot, caused by the impact of a comet or an asteroid, is changing from day to day in the planet’s cloud tops.

Baby Jupiters must gain weight fast

harminka — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:08:53 -0600

The planet Jupiter gained weight in a hurry during its infancy. It had to, since the material from which it formed probably disappeared in just a few million years, according to a new study of planet formation around young stars.

Venus And Jupiter Coming Monday Night

Offbeatnews — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:22:12 -0600

Two very large silvery stars will adorn the moon Monday night. That’s when Venus and Jupiter will be visible in the night sky.

Jupiter's rocky core bigger and icier

harminka — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:46:42 -0600

Jupiter has a rocky core that is more than twice as large as previously thought, according to computer calculations by a University of California, Berkeley, geophysicist who simulated conditions inside the planet on the scale of individual hydrogen and helium atoms.

Next-generation adaptive optics produces sharper Jupiter images

harminka — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:28:34 -0500

A two-hour observation of Jupiter using an improved technique to remove atmospheric blur has produced the sharpest whole-planet picture ever taken from the ground, according to astronomers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the European Southern Observatory (ESO).

Jupiter and Saturn full of liquid metal helium

harminka — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:43:06 -0500

A strange, metal brew lies buried deep within Jupiter and Saturn, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and in London.

Hubble images show continued turbulence in Jupiter's atmosphere

harminka — Fri, 23 May 2008 07:35:03 -0500

Increased turbulence and storms first observed on Jupiter more than two years ago are still raging, according to astronomers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii, who snapped high-resolution pictures of the planet earlier this month.

Storm Winds Blow in Jupiter’s Little Red Spot

harminka — Thu, 22 May 2008 00:54:36 -0500

Using data from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft and two telescopes at Earth, an international team of scientists has found that one of the solar system’s largest and newest storms – Jupiter’s Little Red Spot – has some of the highest wind speeds ever detected on any planet.

Scientists find rings of Jupiter are shaped in shadow

harminka — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:19:42 -0500

Scientists from the University of Maryland and the Max-Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Germany appear to have solved a long-standing mystery about the cause of anomalies in Jupiter's gossamer rings.

Tiny buckyballs squeeze hydrogen like giant Jupiter

harminka — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:31:20 -0500

Hydrogen could be a clean, abundant energy source, but it's difficult to store in bulk. In new research, materials scientists at Rice University have made the surprising discovery that tiny carbon capsules called buckyballs are so strong they can hold volumes of hydrogen nearly as dense as those at the center of Jupiter.

Novel spots found on Jupiter

harminka — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:41:46 -0500

Scientists have observed unexpected luminous spots on Jupiter caused by its moon Io.

New discovery at Jupiter could help protect Earth-orbit satellites

harminka — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:59:46 -0500

Radio waves accelerate electrons within Jupiter’s magnetic field in the same way as they do on Earth, according to new research published in Nature Physics this week. The discovery overturns a theory that has held sway for more than a generation and has important implications for protecting Earth-orbiting satellites.