Jupiter's Moon Helps Peek Below Planet's Belt
14 years, 1 month ago

Jupiter's Moon Helps Peek Below Planet's Belt

Wired  

Astronomers have a new view of the chaos brewing beneath Jupiter's cloud belt, thanks to some help from its icy moon Europa. This new image, captured Nov. 30, 2010 with the 10-meter Keck II telescope in Hawaii, shows heat escaping from Jupiter's interior, giving astronomers a peek into the roiling turmoil inside Jupiter's missing red stripe. Astronomers needed another tiny light source right next to Jupiter to guide the telescope's atmosphere-canceling system. "Because Jupiter is close to Europa in the sky, it will be experiencing similar distortions," said astronomer Mike Wong of the University of California at Berkeley, who helped make the observations.

History of this topic

Rare picture shows Jupiter surrounded by mysterious lumps invisible to telescopes
2 months, 1 week ago
Jupiter is in stormy weather. They are big enough to swallow Earth
1 year ago
Jupiter’s moon Europa has weak, oxygen-rich atmosphere
1 year ago
NASA shares never-before-seen images of Jupiter's lava-covered moon, Io
1 year, 5 months ago
How YOU can see Jupiter and the 'half' moon join up in the night sky TONIGHT during rare cosmic event
1 year, 7 months ago
Nasa reveals stunning images of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa
2 years, 5 months ago
NASA spacecraft buzzes Jupiter moon Europa, closest in years
2 years, 5 months ago
NASA's Juno spacecraft to fly by Jupiter's icy 'ocean' moon Europa tonight
2 years, 5 months ago
NASA's Juno probe snaps a stunning photo of Jupiter revealing the planet's true colours
2 years, 6 months ago
New space telescope shows Jupiter's auroras, tiny moons
2 years, 7 months ago
Nasa releases first Webb Telescope images of Jupiter
2 years, 8 months ago
Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa Has Water Vapour, But In One Hemisphere, NASA Hubble Finds Proof
3 years, 5 months ago
Hubble finds persistent water vapour in Jupiter's moon
3 years, 5 months ago
Nasa scientists uncover the source of Jupiter’s ‘energy crisis’ that made gas giant hundreds of times hotter than expected
3 years, 7 months ago
NASA Shares Post on Jupiter’s Largest Moon Ganymede, 'Mood' Photo Goes Viral
3 years, 7 months ago
Hubble finds evidence of water vapour on Jupiter Moon
3 years, 7 months ago
Hubble finds evidence of water vapor on Jupiter’s largest moon
3 years, 7 months ago
NASA's Hubble Shares Photos of Jupiter's Auroras, Taken Over 23 Years Ago
4 years, 2 months ago
Europa: Nasa discovers the secret to Jupiter’s colour-changing, glowing moon
4 years, 4 months ago
Jupiter’s Moon Europa Glows in the Dark. Here is What Turns it into Gas Giant's Disco Ball
4 years, 4 months ago
Jupiter, enticing moon Europa star in new Hubble photo
4 years, 6 months ago
Jupiter, enticing moon Europa star in new Hubble photo
4 years, 6 months ago
Turbulent storm clouds disrupt Jupiter’s colorful appearance
5 years, 7 months ago
Jupiter’s new portrait snapped by Hubble
5 years, 7 months ago
New photos from Jupiter look like a van Gogh painting
6 years, 1 month ago
NASA sent Juno to Jupiter in 2011. It got back works of art
6 years, 3 months ago
NASA shares stunning moonrise photo of Jupiter's moon Io captured by Juno spacecraft
6 years, 4 months ago
The calm at the center of Jupiter's Great Red Spot:
6 years, 4 months ago
Jupiter's moon Europa detailed in a thermal and geologic map of its icy surface
6 years, 5 months ago
Jupiter in the rear view mirror: NASA's Juno probe captures stunning view of swirling storms
6 years, 5 months ago
Signs of water inside Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, says NASA
6 years, 6 months ago
WHAT IS JUPITER'S GREAT RED SPOT?
7 years ago
Nasa’s Juno reveals Jupiter’s interior in unprecedented detail
7 years ago
Pictures of Jupiter's cloud belt sent by Juno can go toe to toe with modern art
7 years, 2 months ago
NASA'S JUNO MISSION TO JUPITER
7 years, 2 months ago
Jupiter glows like a jewel in these latest images sent by NASA’s Juno spacecraft
7 years, 2 months ago
In pictures: closest images yet of Jupiter’s iconic ‘Great Red Spot’
7 years, 8 months ago
Jupiter’s mysteries: Juno mission first results, new images
7 years, 10 months ago
NASA’s ‘Hubble’ takes close-up portrait of Jupiter (Pic inside)
7 years, 11 months ago
Life spotted? NASA's Hubble telescope finds water vapour plumes on Jupiter's largest moon Europa ( Video )
8 years, 5 months ago
NASA Finds More Evidence of Water Plumes on Jupiter's Moon Europa
8 years, 6 months ago
Nasa to reveal ‘surprising’ activity on Jupiter’s moon Europa
8 years, 6 months ago
Nasa to reveal 'surprising activity' on Jupiter's moon Europa
8 years, 6 months ago
New images of Jupiter 'like nothing seen or imagined before'
8 years, 6 months ago
Jupiter's Great Red 'Hot Spot' may explain atmospheric mystery
8 years, 7 months ago
Jupiter's auroras captured by NASA's Hubble space telescope
8 years, 8 months ago
Jupiter: Radio map shows planet's stormy weather has deep roots
8 years, 9 months ago
New Nasa video shows Jupiter in stunning 4k resolution
9 years, 5 months ago
Newly Discovered Exoplanet Provides Glimpse Into Jupiter's Past
9 years, 7 months ago
NASA mission to look for water on Jupiter's moon Europa - IndiaTV news
9 years, 9 months ago

Discover Related