Juno Update: Spacecraft movie reveals brand new view of Jupiter’s ...
Apr 12, 2018 · Being able to image in the infrared part of the spectrum means that JIRAM is able to uncover light emerging from deep inside Jupiter with ease, whether it’s during the night or day. The instrument effortlessly peers some 50 to 70 kilometres (30 …
Astronomers work out how Jupiter- and Saturn-like planets form
Oct 31, 2016 · Astronomers set up two theories explaining how gaseous giant planets like Jupiter or Saturn could be born. A bottom-up formation mechanism states that first, a solid core is aggregated of roughly ten times the size of the Earth. “Then, this core is massive enough to attract a significant amount of gas and keep it,” explains Judit Szulágyi ...
Why is Jupiter’s Great Red Spot changing shape?
That’s quite a contrast in comparison with its former widest point, which once spanned 41,000 kilometres (25,476 miles). It was previously big enough to fit three Earths inside. Astronomers have always known that Jupiter’s spot would reduce in size and, since 2012, the storm is getting smaller by around 1,000 kilometres (621 miles) per year.
All About Space issue 6 free preview!
Nov 8, 2012 · Inside we’ve also got articles on the the king of the planets (AKA Jupiter), the impending space junk crisis, a tour of the alien planets in the Gliese 581 system, two awesome future technologies (asteroid mining and interstellar spacecraft) and much, much more.
Juno Update: Spacecraft enters Jupiter’s magnetic field
Jul 1, 2016 · NASA’s Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft has entered the planet’s magnetosphere, where the movement of particles in space is controlled by what’s going on inside the gas giant. “We’ve just crossed the boundary into Jupiter’s home turf,” says Juno Principal Investigator Scott Bolton of Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio.
Astronomers spot a ‘football-shaped’ exoplanet kicking out heavy …
Aug 2, 2019 · Normally, hot Jupiter planets are still cool enough inside to condense heavier elements such as magnesium and iron into clouds that remain in the planet’s atmosphere. But that’s not the case with WASP-121b, which orbits so close to its host star that the planet’s upper atmosphere reaches a blazing 2,500 degrees Celsius (4,600 degrees ...
Galileo Space Probe
While the Galileo Orbiter was designed to orbit and study Jupiter and its moons, the Galileo Probe was released near Jupiter and was sent into the gas giant itself on 7 December 1995. It entered the atmosphere of Jupiter at 30 miles per second (46km per second), the highest impact speed ever achieved by a man-made object.
BBC Stargazing LIVE Part 4: 5 amazing night sky sights
Unfortunately, this will punch one of the pivotal dots out of one of the most beautiful constellations. Constraining the star’s colossal size is tricky, but astronomers believe it might be large enough to swallow everything inside the orbit of Saturn if it replaced our Sun. 4. Jupiter
Juno Update: Jupiter’s clouds delve deeper than expected
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has sent back more data about the largest planet in the Solar System, Jupiter, revealing that its atmospheric winds stay as strange and unstable when you head towards the planet’s core. Such a revelation will help astronomers understand Jupiter’s interior structure, core mass and, eventually, its true origins.
JWST Deep Space Discovery: All About Space issue 16 free preview
All About Space issue 16 sees 3D printing Lunar bases come under the spotlight in Space Factories, we Focus On the Diamond-Crushing Cluster that is 47 Tucanae, we open up Yuri Gargarin’s famous space capsule in Inside Vostok 1, we give a lesson in culinary techniques aboard a space station in Space Kitchen ISS, plus our regular Stargazer ...