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Jupiter Was Slammed By Something So Big, Astronomers Saw It From Earth

Jupiter Was Slammed By Something So Big, Astronomers Saw It From Earth

The planet Jupiter was hit by something on Wednesday night, and the flash was so bright that an amateur astronomer caught it with his backyard telescope, CNET reports. On Wednesday night, August 7, Ethan Chappel was watching the skies when he had his telescope pointed in the right place at the right time. Specifically, it […]

5y ago

The ‘Strawberry Moon’ Rises Tonight – Here’s The Best Time To View The June Full Moon

The ‘Strawberry Moon’ Rises Tonight – Here’s The Best Time To View The June Full Moon

The June “Full Strawberry Moon” is nearly upon us and will grace the sky with its glowing presence long after dark on Sunday night. After the stunning “Full Blue Flower Moon” of May – which, incidentally, was the last “Blue Moon” of the decade, as covered by The Inquisitr at the time – tonight’s celestial […]

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Jupiter And Some Of Its Brightest Moons Will Be Visible This Month With Just Binoculars

Jupiter And Some Of Its Brightest Moons Will Be Visible This Month With Just Binoculars

Jupiter and four of its brightest moons will be visible to backyard astronomers with only a pair of binoculars throughout the month of June, CNN reports. This is a rare treat as, most times, only people willing to spend the money on high-quality telescopes are able to view the celestial bodies. Jupiter is almost always […]

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The Hubble Space Telescope Has Captured Stunning Images Of A Massive Storm Swirling On Neptune

The Hubble Space Telescope Has Captured Stunning Images Of A Massive Storm Swirling On Neptune

For the first time, the Hubble Space Telescope has been able to capture stunning images of the massive storm swirling on Neptune which is part of the planet’s Great Dark Spot. As Phys.org reports, while most people are aware that Jupiter has a storm called the Great Red Spot, which is believed to have been […]

5y ago

A New Study Has Revealed Jupiter’s Incredible Origins, Detailing Its Journey Which Began 4.5 Billion Years Ago

A New Study Has Revealed Jupiter’s Incredible Origins, Detailing Its Journey Which Began 4.5 Billion Years Ago

Because the vast majority of gas giant planets are generally found quite close to their respective suns, it has been assumed that Jupiter, too, also formed near the sun. However, new research has revealed that Jupiter is now thought to have originated at a much greater distance from the sun than originally thought. As Phys.org […]

5y ago

NASA Unveils Stunning New ‘Marble-Like’ Image Of Jupiter, Showcasing Its Spinning Storm

NASA Unveils Stunning New ‘Marble-Like’ Image Of Jupiter, Showcasing Its Spinning Storm

While the Blue Marble image that NASA gifted us in 1972 still remains a breathtakingly beautiful photograph of Jupiter, NASA has just released a stunning new image called Jupiter Marble, which brilliantly captures the planet’s enormous spiraling storm, otherwise known as the Great Red Spot. As CNET reports, Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, which is so […]

5y ago

The Intense Magnetic Field Of Jupiter May Be Creating Movement In Europa’s Underground Ocean

The Intense Magnetic Field Of Jupiter May Be Creating Movement In Europa’s Underground Ocean

A new study has suggested that the intensely powerful magnetic field of Jupiter may be creating movement within the underground ocean of its moon Europa, which was discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610. As Phys.org reports, Ludovic Petitdemange at the Laboratory for Studies of Radiation and Matter in Astrophysics and Atmosphere and Christophe Gissinger from […]

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Robert Kraft & Other Suspects Receive No Human Trafficking Charges In Prostitution Sting

Robert Kraft & Other Suspects Receive No Human Trafficking Charges In Prostitution Sting

When prosecutors in Florida announced last month they had busted several massage parlors on Florida’s Treasure Coast, one that ensnared New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, they described the probe as a “human trafficking investigation.” Much of the subsequent commentary went on to state that penalties against Kraft by his fellow NFL owners should be […]

5y ago

NASA Unveils A Breathtaking Photo Of The Clouds Over Jupiter

NASA Unveils A Breathtaking Photo Of The Clouds Over Jupiter

Of all the planets in the solar system, Jupiter is probably the most fascinating and interesting to look at. The gas giant is traversed by a series of swirling cloud layers that run horizontally across the planet’s face — many of them harboring massive storms that stretch for hundreds of miles into Jupiter’s atmosphere. One […]

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NASA Scientists Are Busily Designing The Europa Clipper, Which Departs For Jupiter’s Moon In 2023

NASA Scientists Are Busily Designing The Europa Clipper, Which Departs For Jupiter’s Moon In 2023

NASA scientists are currently in the process of designing the Europa Clipper, which will be departing for Jupiter’s mysterious and icy moon Europa in 2023. Once the spacecraft reaches the large system of Jupiter, it will be making 40 daringly close flights directly over Europa so that scientists can learn about the moon’s geology, what […]

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Venus And Jupiter Cozy Up In The Sky Tomorrow Morning

Venus And Jupiter Cozy Up In The Sky Tomorrow Morning

As sky watchers are still reliving some of the best moments from last night’s stunning Super Blood “Wolf” Moon, the January total lunar eclipse makes way for another gorgeous celestial display. Bright and early tomorrow morning, two of the brightest planets in the solar system — Venus and Jupiter — will meet one another in […]

5y ago

Scientists Believe A Special ‘Tunnelbot’ Could Help Scout For Hidden Life On Jupiter’s Moon, Europa

Scientists Believe A Special ‘Tunnelbot’ Could Help Scout For Hidden Life On Jupiter’s Moon, Europa

Many scientists believe that a liquid ocean may be lurking deep beneath the ice on Jupiter’s moon, Europa, and with it microbial life, and researchers have recently come up with the clever idea of creating a special nuclear-powered “tunnelbot” to address the situation and scout for life that may be hidden on this moon. As […]

6y ago

NASA’s Juno Mission Is Nearing Its Mid-Season Finale

NASA’s Juno Mission Is Nearing Its Mid-Season Finale

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter’s system for nearly 2.5 years. Originally slated to come to an end in mid-July after the space probe’s 13th flyby of the gas giant, the mission received a much-welcomed extension earlier this year. As the Inquisitr previously reported, the spacecraft will keep on buzzing Jupiter until July 2021 […]

6y ago

NASA’s Juno Probe Has Given Us A Stunning New Image Of ‘Oil Painting’ Storms And ‘Swirling Clouds’ On Jupiter

NASA’s Juno Probe Has Given Us A Stunning New Image Of ‘Oil Painting’ Storms And ‘Swirling Clouds’ On Jupiter

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has captured a stunning new image of storms in Jupiter’s North Temperate Belt that features white ‘pop-up’ clouds and an impressionistic scene of ‘oil painting’ tempests on the planet. As the Daily Mail reported, NASA recently comment on the image, saying “Appearing in the scene are several bright-white ‘pop-up’ clouds as well […]

6y ago

NASA Has Approved Mission For 2021 Launch Of Lucy Spacecraft To Study Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids

NASA Has Approved Mission For 2021 Launch Of Lucy Spacecraft To Study Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids

A NASA mission known as Lucy, that had been proposed so the space agency could thoroughly study six asteroids that form Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, has not only been officially approved, it has also been handed both a budget and a schedule after a review of the plan turned out to be successful. As Space reported, […]

6y ago

Jupiter Moon Europa’s Ice Spikes May Endanger Robot Landers

Jupiter Moon Europa’s Ice Spikes May Endanger Robot Landers

Jupiter’s ocean moon Europa is one of the worlds in the solar system that scientists think may possibly host life. Exploring the 1,900-mile-wide satellite, however, would pose extraordinary challenges. Findings of a new study have suggested that the equatorial regions of Europa, which harbors an ocean of salty liquid water beneath its icy crust, may […]

6y ago

Jupiter’s Magnetic Field Is Unlike Anything We’ve Ever Seen, Finds New Juno Study

Jupiter’s Magnetic Field Is Unlike Anything We’ve Ever Seen, Finds New Juno Study

Jupiter’s magnetic field is truly unique, reveals a new study just published in the journal Nature. The gas giant, the biggest planet in our solar system, not only has the strongest magnetic field of all the other planets, but also the most unusual one. “We find that Jupiter’s magnetic field is different from all other […]

6y ago

Jupiter’s Galilean Moons Shine In The Sky Tomorrow Night

Jupiter’s Galilean Moons Shine In The Sky Tomorrow Night

September promises to be another busy month for passionate sky watchers and will be putting on a great show in the upcoming weeks, centered around some spectacular views of the Milky Way which you wouldn’t want to miss. Many exciting planetary sightings are also in the mix, as the Inquisitr recently reported, with Neptune reaching […]

6y ago

Scientists Have Discovered Water Clouds Lurking In Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, Which Raises Possibility Of Life

Scientists Have Discovered Water Clouds Lurking In Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, Which Raises Possibility Of Life

In what marks a first in the history of the exploration of Jupiter, scientists have discovered water clouds lurking deep in the planet’s Great Red Spot. This storm, which has lasted for centuries, and is more massive than Earth, may hold clues as to how Jupiter developed and if indeed life has ever been present […]

6y ago

Astronomers Crack The Secret Of Jupiter’s Colorful Cloud Bands

Astronomers Crack The Secret Of Jupiter’s Colorful Cloud Bands

Jupiter has mesmerizing clouds. First spotted by Galileo 400 years ago, the Jovian clouds traverse the gas giant in vividly colorful bands, one of the most famous of them being the North Temperate Belt — a cyclonic red-orange band that spins around the planet in the northern hemisphere, the Inquisitr previously reported. But how Jupiter […]

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