NASA'S JUNO MISSION TO JUPITER
7 years, 2 months ago

NASA'S JUNO MISSION TO JUPITER

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The craft is expected to study the composition of the planet's atmosphere until 2025. Jupiter's 'Great Red Spot' is changing colour: Earth-sized storm that could disappear completely in 20 years is glowing an intense orange Researchers at Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, show that Jupiter's 'Great Red Spot' is shrivelling at a rate of. Stunning image captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft reveals a massive storm raging over 'rose-colored Jupiter' NASA has released a breathtaking new image of Jupiter, revealing a look at the swirling clouds high above the northern hemisphere. Dive into Jupiter's hellish North Pole: Incredible Nasa animation reveals 2,900 mile-wide cyclones with winds that rage at 220mph Unveiled at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna, Austria, the 80-second flyby was created using images taken by Nasa's. NASA's $1.1 billion Juno spacecraft captures stunning 'starship captain' view images of Jupiter and Ganymede, the largest moon in the solar.

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Juno Mission sheds light on Jupiter's volcanic moon Io
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3 months, 1 week ago

Juno Mission sheds light on Jupiter's volcanic moon Io

India TV News  

NASA's Juno mission has made an exciting discovery about Io, one of Jupiter’s moons known for its incredible volcanic activity. Researchers have found that Io’s volcanoes are not connected to a huge underground sea of molten rock, as previously thought. In 2023 and 2024, Juno spacecraft flew close to Io and collected important information about the moon’s gravitational field. One …

NASA mission solves volcanic mystery of Jupiter’s ‘tortured moon’ Io
3 months, 1 week ago

NASA mission solves volcanic mystery of Jupiter’s ‘tortured moon’ Io

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. But the moon’s wild volcanic activity wasn’t detected until Voyager 1 flew by Jupiter and its moons in 1979, revealing Io’s dynamic surface that resembled a pepperoni pizza, Bolton said. We knew data from Juno’s two very close flybys could give us some insights on how this tortured moon actually worked.” This …

NASA mission solves volcanic mystery of Jupiter’s ‘tortured moon’ Io
3 months, 1 week ago

NASA mission solves volcanic mystery of Jupiter’s ‘tortured moon’ Io

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. But the moon’s wild volcanic activity wasn’t detected until Voyager 1 flew by Jupiter and its moons in 1979, revealing Io’s dynamic surface that resembled a pepperoni pizza, Bolton said. We knew data from Juno’s two very close flybys could give us some insights on how this tortured moon actually worked.” This …

Fireflies on Jupiter: Juno makes first radiation map of Solar System giant
7 months ago

Fireflies on Jupiter: Juno makes first radiation map of Solar System giant

India Today  

Nasa's Juno mission has achieved a groundbreaking milestone by creating the first complete 3D radiation map of the Jupiter system. This innovative map provides a detailed view of the high-energy particle environment surrounding Jupiter, including the intense radiation near the orbit of its icy moon Europa. In addition to mapping radiation, Juno's instruments are providing rare low-light images of Jupiter's …

Juno captures hundreds of cyclonic storms raging on Jupiter for decades
8 months ago

Juno captures hundreds of cyclonic storms raging on Jupiter for decades

India Today  

During its 61st close flyby of Jupiter on May 12, 2024, NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured a stunning colour-enhanced view of the giant planet’s northern hemisphere. The raw data for this image was collected by the JunoCam instrument when the spacecraft was approximately 18,000 miles above Jupiter’s cloud tops, at a latitude of about 68 degrees north of the equator. Eason …

NASA shares stunning photo of Jupiter’s hellish moon Io, snapped by Juno mission spacecraft
11 months ago

NASA shares stunning photo of Jupiter’s hellish moon Io, snapped by Juno mission spacecraft

Hindustan Times  

Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system and it has a huge number of moons, unlike Earth which has just one. NASA shared this amazing image of Jupiter's moon Io taken by the Juno mission spacecraft. These have been derived from the recent flybys of the Juno mission spacecraft and these have been turned into some stricking animations …

NASA’s Juno captures stunning pic of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, it’s ‘twice as large as Earth’
1 year ago

NASA’s Juno captures stunning pic of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, it’s ‘twice as large as Earth’

Hindustan Times  

NASA often shares mesmerising pictures of our planets, galaxies and beyond, providing insight into the wonders of our universe. Recently, the space organisation took to Instagram to share a picture of the Great Red Spot on Jupiter captured by their spacecraft Juno. “Our spacecraft Juno captured Jupiter’s Great Red Spot in this true colour portrait from around 8,648 miles away,” …

Sharpest picture of Jupiter's moon Io shows tall mountains, bubbling lava lakes
1 year, 1 month ago

Sharpest picture of Jupiter's moon Io shows tall mountains, bubbling lava lakes

India Today  

Nasa's Juno spacecraft has executed the closest flybys of Jupiter's moon Io in over two decades to send the sharpest image of the most volcanic place in Solar System. On December 30th, 2023, Juno made a daring approach to within 1,500 kilometers of Io's tumultuous surface, capturing unprecedented high-resolution images of the most volcanic body. The JunoCam instrument aboard the …

NASA's Juno spacecraft captures Jupiter Moon Io's surface in close flyby | See pic
1 year, 1 month ago

NASA's Juno spacecraft captures Jupiter Moon Io's surface in close flyby | See pic

India TV News  

NASA recently shared a close-up image of Jupiter's Moon Io, taken by the Juno spacecraft during its final close flyby on February 3. "On Saturday, Feb. 3, our @NASASolarSystem Juno spacecraft made its final close flyby of Jupiter's moon Io. Scientific goals NASA aims to gain fresh insights into Io's volcanic processes and investigate the possibility of a global magma …

Nasa's Juno captures two volcanic plumes rising above Jupiter's moon Io
1 year, 1 month ago

Nasa's Juno captures two volcanic plumes rising above Jupiter's moon Io

India Today  

Nasa's Juno spacecraft has once again soared past Jupiter's moon Io, capturing unprecedented data that could unlock the secrets of its volcanic landscape. The mission's team is particularly intrigued by the observation of two volcanic plumes rising from Io's surface during the flyby. They hope to determine whether Io harbors a global magma ocean beneath its crust and to understand …

NASA's Juno spacecraft reveals Jupiter's volcanic moon Io
1 year, 2 months ago

NASA's Juno spacecraft reveals Jupiter's volcanic moon Io

Hindustan Times  

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's spacecraft Juno has captured detailed images of Jupiter's moon Io after it came closer to the planet's moon than any other mission has in the last two decades. Jupiter moon Last week, the space agency released the images taken by the spacecraft, which flew roughly 930 miles from the surface of Io. “By combining data …

Just in time for Halloween! NASA's Juno probe spots a ghoulish 'face' on Jupiter
1 year, 4 months ago

Just in time for Halloween! NASA's Juno probe spots a ghoulish 'face' on Jupiter

Daily Mail  

With Halloween fast approaching, NASA has joined in with the spooky shenanigans by releasing a new image of a ghoulish looking 'face' on Jupiter. Half of the image is in darkness on the planet's night side, which NASA said only adds to the creepiness because it makes the face seem as though it is peering out from behind a door.⁣ …

NASA shares never-before-seen images of Jupiter's lava-covered moon, Io
1 year, 5 months ago

NASA shares never-before-seen images of Jupiter's lava-covered moon, Io

ABC  

NASA has released detailed images of Io, one of about 90 moons revolving around Jupiter, using the space agency's Juno probe. Images taken with NASA's Juno probe show Io in the bottom left and Jupiter in the top right of the image. Never-before-seen feature discovered in Jupiter's atmosphere NASA has been particularly interested in the biggest planet in our solar …

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Captures Mysterious Lightning Glow On Jupiter
1 year, 9 months ago

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Captures Mysterious Lightning Glow On Jupiter

Hindustan Times  

One of NASA’s spacecraft caught a strange and surreal lightning glow inside a swirling vortex on Jupiter. Juno Spacecraft captured a strange green lightning on Jupiter Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. In 2016, the Juno spacecraft was dispatched to observe Jupiter and its moons, capturing its 31st close flyby of the gas giant on 30th December …

Jupiter is struck by neon green lightning bolt in stunning Nasa photo
1 year, 9 months ago

Jupiter is struck by neon green lightning bolt in stunning Nasa photo

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy This incredible photo taken by NASA shows a bright green stream of light …

NASA spacecraft documents how Jupiter's lightning resembles Earth's
1 year, 10 months ago

NASA spacecraft documents how Jupiter's lightning resembles Earth's

The Hindu  

Hidden below the brownish ammonia clouds blanketing Jupiter are clouds that like on Earth are made of water. And like on Earth, lightning often is generated within these clouds - an eerie sight spotted by various spacecraft that have visited our solar system's largest planet, including NASA's Juno probe. Data obtained by Juno is providing fresh information on how the …

The most volcanic world in the solar system is about to be visited by a NASA spacecraft
2 years, 3 months ago

The most volcanic world in the solar system is about to be visited by a NASA spacecraft

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. “Juno sensors are designed to study Jupiter, but we’ve been thrilled at how well they can perform double duty by observing Jupiter’s moons.” The spacecraft recently captured a new image of Jupiter’s northernmost cyclone on September 29. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSSImage The Juno spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016 to uncover details more about …

Nasa reveals stunning images of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa
2 years, 5 months ago

Nasa reveals stunning images of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nasa revealed the newest close up photo of Jupiter’s icy Moon Europa taken …

NASA's Juno spacecraft to fly by Jupiter's icy 'ocean' moon Europa tonight
2 years, 5 months ago

NASA's Juno spacecraft to fly by Jupiter's icy 'ocean' moon Europa tonight

ABC  

Scientists are gearing up to get the most detailed snapshot yet of Europa, one of the frozen water worlds in our Solar System potentially capable of hosting life. The raw data will start coming back down to Earth via NASA's Deep Space Network after Juno completes a flyby of Jupiter, seven hours after it passes Europa. NASA's Europa Clipper is …

NASA's Juno probe snaps a stunning photo of Jupiter revealing the planet's true colours
2 years, 6 months ago

NASA's Juno probe snaps a stunning photo of Jupiter revealing the planet's true colours

Daily Mail  

A NASA probe has captured stunning new images of Jupiter that show the gas giant in its 'true colours'. The Juno spacecraft observed the complex colours and swirling patterns of Jupiter's clouds as it completed its 43rd close flyby on July 5 2022 An approximately true colour and contrast image of Jupiter processed by Björn Jónsson from the PJ44_46 raw …

Jupiter’s auroras shine in new images from James Webb Space Telescope
2 years, 7 months ago

Jupiter’s auroras shine in new images from James Webb Space Telescope

LA Times  

This false color composite image of Jupiter was obtained by the James Webb Space Telescope on July 27, 2022. The world’s newest and biggest space telescope is seeing Jupiter as never before, auroras and all. The James Webb Space Telescope took the photos in late July, capturing unprecedented views of Jupiter’s northern and southern lights, and swirling polar haze. NASA …

NASA shows two storms brewing on Jupiter's surface, Dia Mirza reacts to viral photo
3 years, 2 months ago

NASA shows two storms brewing on Jupiter's surface, Dia Mirza reacts to viral photo

India TV News  

National Aeronautics and Space Administration has shared a picture showing two storms brewing on Jupiter’s surface. Two large rotating storms brew on Jupiter’s surface in this image captured by @NASASolarSystem Juno spacecraft’s visible-light imager, JunoCam, on Juno’s 38th pass at about 3,815 miles altitude." As small as they appear in comparison to the large storm below, these clouds are typically …

Juno flyby reveals stunning new images of Jupiter, sounds of its moon Ganymede
3 years, 3 months ago

Juno flyby reveals stunning new images of Jupiter, sounds of its moon Ganymede

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Images of cyclones at Jupiter’s poles intrigued Lia Siegelman, a scientist working with the Juno team who typically studies Earth’s oceans. “These are especially evident in high-resolution satellite images of vortices in Earth’s oceans that are revealed by plankton blooms that act as tracers of the flow.” Oceanographers are using …

NASA's Juno spacecraft reveals depth of Jupiter's Great Red Spot; here's all you need to know
3 years, 4 months ago

NASA's Juno spacecraft reveals depth of Jupiter's Great Red Spot; here's all you need to know

Firstpost  

In 2011, NASA had launched its spacecraft Juno to get closer to the gas giant. According to the latest research, the Great Red Spot, a circular storm that has been raging on the planet for centuries, extends into the planet itself. According to data gathered by Juno passing over the Great Red Spot twice in 2019, the Great Red Spot …

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is surprisingly deep, NASA Juno spacecraft reveals
3 years, 4 months ago

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is surprisingly deep, NASA Juno spacecraft reveals

CNN  

CNN — Scientists revealed the latest discoveries on Jupiter, including surprising findings about the planet’s Great Red Spot and the cyclonic storms swirling at the poles, in a NASA press conference on Thursday. In February and July 2019, NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew directly over the Great Red Spot, which is about 10,000 miles wide, to figure out how deep the …

NASA Shares Post on Jupiter’s Largest Moon Ganymede, 'Mood' Photo Goes Viral
3 years, 7 months ago

NASA Shares Post on Jupiter’s Largest Moon Ganymede, 'Mood' Photo Goes Viral

News 18  

Outer space is filled with so many interesting hidden gems that leave us impressed. The post features an image of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede that also reveals some interesting facts about the possibility of the presence of water on the planet. The spacecraft developed the image using the Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper instrument that sees infrared lights which are not visible …

NASA's $1.1 billion Juno spacecraft snaps 'starship captain' view images of Jupiter and Ganymede
3 years, 8 months ago

NASA's $1.1 billion Juno spacecraft snaps 'starship captain' view images of Jupiter and Ganymede

Daily Mail  

NASA has released a 'starship captain' point of view of Jupiter and its moon, Ganymede, in a series of images captured by the Juno probe before and after making its 34th flyby of the gas giant. The stunning images of Ganymede were snapped on June 7, when the spacecraft flew closer to Jupiter's ice-encrusted moon than any other craft has …

NASA’s Juno mission captures first closeup images of Jupiter’s largest moon in a generation
3 years, 9 months ago

NASA’s Juno mission captures first closeup images of Jupiter’s largest moon in a generation

CNN  

CNN — The largest moon in our solar system got its first close-up in more than 20 years on Monday. “We are going to take our time before we draw any scientific conclusions, but until then we can simply marvel at this celestial wonder.” This image of the dark side of Ganymede was taken by Juno's Stellar Reference Unit navigation …

NASA releases stunning close-up photos of Ganymede
3 years, 9 months ago

NASA releases stunning close-up photos of Ganymede

Daily Mail  

NASA has released two stunning close-up photos of Ganymede – the solar system's largest moon. Image made available by NASA and captured by the Juno spacecraft on Monday shows the dark side of the moon Ganymede as Juno flies by This second image from NASA shows the dark side of the Jovian moon Ganymede taken by the Juno spacecraft as …

NASA's Juno to Make the Closest Flyby to Jupiter's largest Moon 'Ganymede' on June 7
3 years, 9 months ago

NASA's Juno to Make the Closest Flyby to Jupiter's largest Moon 'Ganymede' on June 7

News 18  

NASA’s Juno spacecraft will come within 645 miles of the surface of Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede on June 7, the US space agency said on Friday. Juno’s measurements of the radiation environment near the moon will also benefit future missions to the Jovian system — encompassing Jupiter, its rings and moons, NASA said. “Juno carries a suite of sensitive instruments …

NASA's Hubble Shares Photos of Jupiter's Auroras, Taken Over 23 Years Ago
4 years, 2 months ago

NASA's Hubble Shares Photos of Jupiter's Auroras, Taken Over 23 Years Ago

News 18  

Watching auroras on Earth seemed to have become too common, it seems. Maybe, that is the reason why the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Hubble Telescope shared a breathtaking picture of how auroras look on Jupiter. Throwing it way back to 23 years ago on Thursday, NASA’s Hubble telescope shared pictures of Jupiter auroras that were captured in 1998. In …

Halloween Spirit? NASA’s Juno Mission Captures Bizarre Flashes of Light on Jupiter
4 years, 4 months ago

Halloween Spirit? NASA’s Juno Mission Captures Bizarre Flashes of Light on Jupiter

News 18  

With sightings of Sprites and Elves, it seems like even Jupiter is participating in Halloween this year. National Aeronautics and Space Administration ’s Juno mission has detected blue Sprites and Elves in the atmosphere of the solar system’s largest planet. However, this is the first time these unpredictable and extremely brief flashes of light, scientifically known as transient luminous events, …

Mysterious 'elves' and 'sprites' seen in Jupiter's atmosphere from Nasa mission
4 years, 4 months ago

Mysterious 'elves' and 'sprites' seen in Jupiter's atmosphere from Nasa mission

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Strange “sprites” or “elves” have been seen on Jupiter from Nasa’s Juno mission. …

Juno mission observes ‘sprites’ dancing in Jupiter’s atmosphere
4 years, 4 months ago

Juno mission observes ‘sprites’ dancing in Jupiter’s atmosphere

CNN  

CNN — Blue sprites and elves have been detected twirling in the upper atmosphere of Jupiter by NASA’s Juno mission. “On Earth, sprites and elves appear reddish in color due to their interaction with nitrogen in the upper atmosphere,” said lead study author and Juno planetaryscientist Rohini S. Giles, in a statement. SwRI/JPL-Caltech/NASA But Juno’s team also believes the instrument …

First-ever image of Jupiter's Moon Ganymede revealed. Check details
4 years, 8 months ago

First-ever image of Jupiter's Moon Ganymede revealed. Check details

India TV News  

NASA's Juno spacecraft has captured the first infrared images of the north pole of Jupiter's Ganymede, which is the largest moon in the solar system. The Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper instrument that captured to enthralling picture has three main layers: a sphere of metallic iron at the center, a spherical shell of rock surrounding the core, and a spherical shell …

How the public is helping NASA’s Juno mission
5 years, 1 month ago

How the public is helping NASA’s Juno mission

CNN  

CNN — NASA wants your help. “I try to keep the color close,” he says, while revealing “what’s more pleasing and more telling about what’s on the surface.” A koi fish-like formation in the upper clouds of Jupiter, captured on perijove 24 of the Juno mission. “Finally, we have these really crisp images.” Other personal highlights include Juno looking down …

NASA captures spectacular view of Jupiter's swirling clouds
5 years, 5 months ago

NASA captures spectacular view of Jupiter's swirling clouds

India TV News  

In a spectacular view, NASA has captured swirling clouds in Jupiter's northern hemisphere. In the image, as described by NASA, the international space agency's Juno spacecraft on September 11 captured swirling clouds in Jupiter's northern hemisphere known as 'Jet N4.' Jupiter spins once every 10 hours and this fast rotation creates strong jet streams, separating its clouds into dark belts …

Stunning photo of 'intensely dark' vortex on Jupiter is captured by NASA's Juno probe
5 years, 9 months ago

Stunning photo of 'intensely dark' vortex on Jupiter is captured by NASA's Juno probe

Daily Mail  

NASA's Juno spacecraft has captured a stunning image of Jupiter, with an 'intensely dark vortex' swirling across the surface. Scroll down for video NASA's Juno spacecraft has captured a stunning image of Jupiter, with an 'intensely dark vortex' swirling across the surface. The craft snapped the image during its 20th flyby of the planet on May 29th when Juno was …

New photos from Jupiter look like a van Gogh painting
6 years ago

New photos from Jupiter look like a van Gogh painting

CNN  

CNN — No, that’s not Vincent van Gogh’s “Starry Night” painting, but the swirls are pretty convincing. NASA’s Juno spacecraft has sent back some lovely new photos of Jupiter that give us all of the Post-Impressionist feels. In the new images, atmospheric features in Jupiter’s northern hemisphere showcase clouds that swirl around a circle in a jet stream region called …

NASA sent Juno to Jupiter in 2011. It got back works of art
6 years, 3 months ago

NASA sent Juno to Jupiter in 2011. It got back works of art

CNN  

CNN — NASA sent the spacecraft Juno to Jupiter in 2011. A south tropical disturbance has just passed Jupiter's iconic Great Red Spot and reflects its orange haze from in these series of color-enhanced images from NASA. “The general theme of our discoveries is really how different Jupiter looked from how we expected,” said Scott Bolton, Juno principal investigator, from …

NASA shares stunning moonrise photo of Jupiter's moon Io captured by Juno spacecraft
6 years, 4 months ago

NASA shares stunning moonrise photo of Jupiter's moon Io captured by Juno spacecraft

India Today  

NASA has unveiled a stunning image of Jupiter's moon Io rising off the gas giant's horizon, captured by the Juno spacecraft. Io rising: #Jupiter's volcanic moon rises just off the horizon of the gas giant planet in this new color-enhanced image https://t.co/hscGAxDBWo pic.twitter.com/kPXh57mkoR NASA's Juno Mission November 15, 2018 At the time, Juno was about 18,400 kilometers from the planet's …

Jupiter in the rear view mirror: NASA's Juno probe captures stunning view of swirling storms
6 years, 5 months ago

Jupiter in the rear view mirror: NASA's Juno probe captures stunning view of swirling storms

Daily Mail  

NASA's Juno probe has revealed a stunning 'rear view mirror' view of Jupiter. Scroll down for video The image, captured in the final minutes of a recent close flyby of Jupiter, NASA's Juno spacecraft captured a departing view of the planet's swirling southern hemisphere. At the time, Juno was about 44,300 miles from the planet's cloud tops, above a southern …

Signs of water inside Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, says NASA
6 years, 6 months ago

Signs of water inside Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, says NASA

India TV News  

Signs of water have been detected above Jupiter’s deepest clouds, revealed NASA scientists peering deep inside Jupiter's Great Red Spot, a storm that has been raging on the planet for over 350 years. Jupiter has two to nine times more oxygen than the Sun which has been implied by the pressure of water combined with their measurements of another oxygen-bearing …

Nasa’s Juno reveals Jupiter’s interior in unprecedented detail
7 years ago

Nasa’s Juno reveals Jupiter’s interior in unprecedented detail

Live Mint  

Washington: The interior of Jupiter is just as intriguing as the planet’s dazzling surface, with a swirling mixture of liquid hydrogen and helium at its center, vast atmospheric jet streams and exotic gravitational properties, scientists said on Wednesday. Data from Nasa’s Juno spacecraft, orbiting the solar system’s largest planet since 2016, is providing researchers with what they called unprecedented insight …

Pictures of Jupiter's cloud belt sent by Juno can go toe to toe with modern art
7 years, 2 months ago

Pictures of Jupiter's cloud belt sent by Juno can go toe to toe with modern art

India Today  

Spacecraft Juno sent pictures of the gas giant Jupiter and these pictures can sure take away the breath of an art admirer. NASA revealed the images of the planet's cloud belts dominating the southern hemisphere. It is seen as a red spot hence the name, The Great Red Spot Jupiter's atmosphere is largely made up of Hydrogen and Helium. Juno …

Jupiter glows like a jewel in these latest images sent by NASA’s Juno spacecraft
7 years, 2 months ago

Jupiter glows like a jewel in these latest images sent by NASA’s Juno spacecraft

India TV News  

The giant planet Jupiter, haunted by tumultuous gases, looked downright like a jewel in the sky in the latest images captured by US space agency NASA’s Juno spacecraft. "Each new orbit brings us closer to the heart of Jupiter's radiation belt, but so far the spacecraft has weathered the storm of electrons surrounding Jupiter better than we could have ever …

Want to see how a raging storm on Jupiter looks like? Here's an unbelievable NASA photograph
7 years, 4 months ago

Want to see how a raging storm on Jupiter looks like? Here's an unbelievable NASA photograph

India TV News  

Our solar system has always been a curious source of study with scientists discovering an astonishing fact every day. NASA's Juno spacecraft beamed back a stunning image of a massive, raging storm in Jupiters northern hemisphere, captured by the probe during its ninth close flyby of the gas giant planet. The colour-enhanced images shows a storm rotating counter-clockwise with a …

NASA unveils photos of Jupiter 'up close and personal'
7 years, 6 months ago

NASA unveils photos of Jupiter 'up close and personal'

Daily Mail  

NASA's Juno spacecraft performed its eighth flyby of Jupiter and captured stunning images of the planet. It was taken on July 10, 2017 at 6:42 p.m. PDT, as the Juno spacecraft performed its seventh close flyby of Jupiter, and shows the North North Temperate Little Red Spot 1, the third largest anticyclonic oval on the planet which is typically around …

In pictures: closest images yet of Jupiter’s iconic ‘Great Red Spot’
7 years, 8 months ago

In pictures: closest images yet of Jupiter’s iconic ‘Great Red Spot’

The Hindu  

NASA’s solar-powered Juno spacecraft has beamed back a series of images of Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot, revealing a tangle of dark, veinous clouds weaving their way through a massive crimson oval. “For hundreds of years scientists have been observing, wondering and theorizing about Jupiter’s Great Red Spot,” said Scott Bolton, Juno principal investigator from the Southwest Research Institute in …

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