Jupiter

Weizmann Institue, NASA discover Jupiter is smaller and flatter than previously believed

“This research helps us understand how planets form and evolve… by studying what’s happening inside Jupiter, we get closer to understanding how planets like ours came to be.”

|ByESTHER DAVIS
A VIEW of Jupiter's moon Europa created from images taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990's, according to NASA, obtained by Reuters May 14, 2018.
A VIEW of Jupiter's moon Europa created from images taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990's, according to NASA, obtained by Reuters May 14, 2018.

Jupiter's moon Europa less likely to hold life than previously thought, scientists discover

After modeling Europa's conditions, the researchers concluded that its rocky seafloor is likely mechanically too strong to allow for tectonic and volcanic activity.

|ByREUTERS
The north polar region of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io was captured by the JunoCam imager aboard NASA’s Juno during the spacecraft’s 57th close pass of the gas giant on Dec. 30, 2023.

NASA repairs Juno space probe camera from 600 million kilometers away

Jupiter and Earth were near their closest all year, but it still took over half an hour for a signal to go from Earth to the probe or vice-versa.

|ByAMI GRABER
NASA's Juno spacecraft detects most intense volcanic eruption ever on Io. Illustration.

NASA's Juno spacecraft detects most intense volcanic eruption ever on Io

The eruption released energy six times greater than all Earth's power plants combined, exceeding 80,000 trillion watts.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

ESA's JUICE mission to Jupiter with Israeli tech launches successfully

The JUICE mission (JUpiter ICy moons Explorer) is the ESA's biggest mission ever. Israeli scientists will use it to study the gas giant's atmosphere and the possible oceans on its moons.

APRIL 13, 2023ByAARON REICH, JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
The JUpiter ICy moons Explorer mission, JUICE, is seen in this artist's impression handout from NASA. NASA has selected key contributions to a 2022 European Space Agency (ESA) mission that will study Jupiter and three of its largest moons in unprecedented detail.

ESA's JUICE Mission: Israeli technology to head to Jupiter

The JUICE mission, which stands for Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer, is set to embark on a 900 million-kilometer journey to Jupiter, and Israeli technology is on for the ride.

APRIL 3, 2023ByAARON REICH
An artistic impression of the JUICE probe orbiting the planet Jupiter.

'Hot Jupiter' alien planet spiraling to its doom around aging star - study

The discovery will serve as a "celestial laboratory for years to come" and will help astronomers better understand tidal dynamics.

DECEMBER 19, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An artist's concept of the Kepler-1658 system. Kepler-1658b, orbiting with a period of just 3.8 days, was the first exoplanet candidate discovered by Kepler.

NASA's Juno probe takes close picture of Jupiter's moon Europa

The image of Europa is especially significant because it is the first close-up picture in over 20 years of this Jovian moon, a cosmic object that has fascinated scientists for years.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A new picture of Jupiter's moon Europa was shared by NASA's Juno spacecraft in its recent close approach to the moon on Thursday.

Get ready stargazers - Jupiter will be closest to Earth on Monday in 59 years

At its closest approach, Jupiter will be approximately 367 million miles in distance from Earth, about the same distance it was in 1963.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
This photo of Jupiter, taken from the Hubble Space Telescope on June 27, 2019, features the Great Red Spot, a storm the size of Earth that has been raging for hundreds of years.

Could more of the Earth's surface be made habitable for humans? - study

According to a new study, it is possible that a change in Jupiter’s orbit could possibly make earth more hospitable than it is today. 

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022BySARA WEINSTEIN
With Earth and Jupiter at the same scale, it is graphically apparent that many of the cloud features are as large as continents on the Earth. Prepared for NASA by Stephen Paul Meszaros.

This Israeli firm helped NASA study Mars, will help study Jupiter's moon

Ricor Cryogenic Systems, located on Kibbutz Ein Harod in northern Israel, built a cooling system for NASA’s Curiosity rover and will do the same for the Europa Clipper mission.

AUGUST 24, 2022ByYAFIT OVADIA
An artist’s illustration of a NASA rover making its way to the Martian surface.

Netanyahu blasts off on Lapid, Gantz through NASA Jupiter image

Ahead of Israeli elections, Benjamin Netanyahu used NASA's Jupiter image to claim Yair Lapid and Benny Gantz can't form a government, and was met with Twitter backlash.

AUGUST 23, 2022ByAARON REICH, URI BINA
AUGUST 2020: Then-prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces the establishment of normalized relations with the UAE, the beginning of what became known as the Abraham Accords, at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem.

NASA James Webb Telescope captures stunning photos of Jupiter

The two images were taken by the observatory's Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), which uses three infrared filters to capture hidden details of the planet.

AUGUST 23, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Webb NIRCam composite image from two filters – F212N (orange) and F335M (cyan) – of Jupiter system, labeled.

Five planets align perfectly, visible until end of June

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be visible every morning until the end of June in an alignment not seen since 1864.

JUNE 22, 2022ByARIELLA MARSDEN
The solar system.