Jupiter's moon Europa is a prime candidate for alien life. NASA is sending its biggest interplanetary spacecraft ever to ...

What can a sample return mission from Jupiter's volcanic moon, Io, teach scientists about planetary and satellite (moon) ...

NASA's Juno to Enter Jupiter's Orbit After a final 35-minute engine burst to slow it down Monday night, the NASA explorer spacecraft named Juno will attempt to enter Jupiter's polar orbit.

In fact, previous studies have claimed that even a tiny shift in Jupiter’s orbit could have bizarre effects on Earth. But what if we put an entire planet between Jupiter and Mars? According to ...

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Astronomers Spot a 'Highly Eccentric' Planet on Its Way to Becoming a Hot Jupiter July 17, 2024 — The newly discovered planet TIC 241249530 b has the most highly elliptical, or eccentric, orbit ...

Ellipses are defined as curves that surround two focal points. At any point on the ellipse, the sum of the distance to both ...

Technically, Jupiter doesn’t orbit the sun. Here’s why. Video courtesy of NASA. Follow TI: On Facebook More from Tech Technically, Jupiter doesn’t orbit the sun. Here’s why. Video courtesy ...

A new study challenges traditional models of how planets form. A new analysis of existing data suggests that exoplanets with masses comparable to Jupiter may have formed significantly earlier than ...

It is likely that the four large moons were formed at the same time as Jupiter and in its immediate vicinity. For the small moons, it is assumed that they are more likely to be asteroids captured by ...

Anne Verbiscer, a research professor in the University of Virginia’s astronomy department, will soon be working with NASA to take a closer look at Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids. Verbiscer is one of eight ...