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Jupiter’s Orbit Change Could Make Earth Even More Hospitable to Life
According to recent research, a change in Jupiter's orbit might make the surface of Earth even more suitable to life than it already is.
Scientists at the University of California-Riverside (UCR) studied simulations of several configurations of our solar system...
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Webb Telescope Captures Stunning Images of Jupiter’s Auroras
New photographs of Jupiter taken by the James Webb Space Telescope were made public by NASA. Webb's views of Jupiter will provide researchers with considerably more information about the planet's interior.
Imke de Pater, a professor emeritus of planetary astronomy...
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New Study Finds Europa’s Crust Might be Built by “Frazil Ice”
According to a new study published in the journal Astrobiology, the crust of Jupiter's ice moon Europa, may have been partially formed by a fluffy buildup of ice crystals known as "frazil ice."
Europa's icy crystals suggest that the shell...
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Greece to Host Next-Generation European Supercomputers
Greece is one of five locations for the next generation of European supercomputers, as announced by the European High Performance Computing (EuroHPC) Joint Undertaking on Wednesday.
The five selected sites do not include Germany, which will host the first European...
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Jupiter’s Moon Europa May Be Hiding Alien Life
A new study exploring the icy shell of Europa, one of Jupiter’s largest moons, finds the frigid satellite shares striking similarities with Greenland.
Evidence of the shallow pools—not far beneath the frozen surface of Europa—emerged when scientists noticed that giant...
Technology
NASA’s Lucy Mission Prepares to Launch to the Trojan Asteroids
NASA's announced on Thursday that its Lucy mission is ready for launch on Saturday, October 16. The mission is set to explore the Trojan asteroids that surround Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system.
The spacecraft will reach the...
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NASA Space Probe Explores Ganymede, the Moon of Jupiter
NASA’s space probe called "Juno" is now passing by Ganymede, the largest Moon in the solar system, in the closest flyby in two decades of any spacecraft near the heavenly body named after the handsome son of King Tros, whom Jupiter...
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Planets Align Before Christmas to Produce "Star of Bethlehem"-Like Phenomenon
As the year 2020 has had one unusual occurrence after another, it seems fitting that the year will end with another extremely rare event -- what astronomers say is a "triple conjunction" of planets, which will perhaps be another...
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Jupiter’s Recently Discovered Moons Receive Ancient Greek Names
Researchers from the Carnegie Institution for Science announced last year that they had found twelve new moons orbiting Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system.
This new discovery has brought the total number of moons orbiting around the planet...