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

The Israelis using NASA's James Webb to study the universe

NASA’s James-Webb telescope will photograph distant galaxies in an attempt to see how we all began, and search for other forms of life on the moons of Saturn and Jupiter.

FEBRUARY 24, 2022ByYAFIT OVADIA
An artist's illustration of the James-Webb Telescope.

Why the next visits to planets in the solar system will be so important

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune remain the least explored planets in the solar system due to their distance from Earth and harsh conditions.

FEBRUARY 21, 2022ByREUTERS/THE CONVERSATION
Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet, is seen alongside its moons (illustrative).

NASA's Juno probe 'hears' sounds of Jupiter's moon Ganymede

The findings come amid the most detailed ever map of Jupiter's magnetic field, which shows the drifting of the Great Red Spot and Great Blue Spot.

DECEMBER 19, 2021ByAARON REICH
Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet, is seen alongside its moons (illustrative).

Spot on: NASA, Israelis reveal in-depth measurement of Jupiter’s red spot

The mysterious Great Red Spot has been the fifth planet from the Sun’s most famous characteristic for centuries. Why does it exist? What has kept this storm brewing for so long?

OCTOBER 28, 2021ByAARON REICH
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot as captured by the JunoCam.

NASA's Lucy mission continues despite solar array deployment glitch

This raised fears at first that the mission could be jeopardized due to a lack of power, but NASA has confirmed that both solar arrays are still generating enough power to keep everything functional.

OCTOBER 20, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
NASA's Lucy spacecraft, atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket for a mission to study the Trojan asteroids in the outer solar system, launches from Pad-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, October 16, 2021. Picture taken with a long exposure.

NASA to launch first space probe to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids

'Lucy' will be hurled into space on a 12-year expedition to study a record number of asteroids.

OCTOBER 16, 2021ByREUTERS
Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet, is seen alongside its moons (illustrative).

NASA's Hubble finds evidence of water vapor on Jupiter's moon, Ganymede

Ganymede is thought to have more water than all of Earth's oceans, but it is trapped deep underneath its frozen crust.

JULY 30, 2021ByAARON REICH
Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet, is seen alongside its moons (illustrative).

Jupiter's Super Polar Cyclones are here to stay

The cyclones, which have never been seen before, are fixed and consistent.

JULY 20, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Six cyclones in Jupiter’s south pole as captured by Juno’s infrared lens in February 2017. Surprisingly organized and resembling a round tray of cinnamon rolls