On Jupiter, never-ending auroras seem to be ‘throwing a fireworks party’ for approaching NASA craft
8 years, 9 months ago

On Jupiter, never-ending auroras seem to be ‘throwing a fireworks party’ for approaching NASA craft

LA Times  

On Jupiter, Fourth of July fireworks last year-round. “It almost seems as if Jupiter is throwing a fireworks party for the imminent arrival of Juno.” See the most-read stories in Science this hour » NASA’s Juno spacecraft is on track to begin orbiting Jupiter on July 4. As Juno approaches Jupiter, it is collecting data on the solar wind, which partly feeds the planet’s auroras. Using Hubble, astronomers are watching Jupiter’s auroras every day for a month. Scientists hope to use Hubble’s new observations, along with Juno’s measurements, to learn more about how the sun and other sources influence auroras.

Earth Auroras Jupiter Juno Nasa Craft  neverending  solar  throwing  jupiter  wind  particles  nasa  craft  approaching  gas  spacecraft  space  planets  party  fireworks  hubble  auroras

History of this topic

NASA mission solves volcanic mystery of Jupiter’s ‘tortured moon’ Io
3 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

The Auroras Should Be Spectacular This Summer, Thanks to Solar Maximum
10 months ago

The Auroras Should Be Spectacular This Summer, Thanks to Solar Maximum

Wired  

Auroras filled much of the world’s skies for several nights in mid-May as a historic geomagnetic storm coursed 100 kilometers above our heads. Solar flares and coronal mass ejections, or CMEs, are more common during and just after solar maximum, and it’s these that are responsible for vivid auroras. The great aurora show on May 10, 2024, was the result …

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 …

New space telescope shows Jupiter’s auroras, tiny moons
2 years, 7 months ago

New space telescope shows Jupiter’s auroras, tiny moons

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The world’s newest and biggest space telescope is showing Jupiter as never before, auroras and all. The James Webb Space Telescope took the photos in July, capturing unprecedented views of Jupiter’s northern and southern lights, and swirling polar haze. Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, a storm big enough to swallow Earth, stands out brightly alongside countless smaller …

New space telescope shows Jupiter's auroras, tiny moons
2 years, 7 months ago

New space telescope shows Jupiter's auroras, tiny moons

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The world’s newest and biggest …

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 …

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 …

Scientists solve the 40 year-old mystery behind Jupiter’s massive X-ray blasts
3 years, 8 months ago

Scientists solve the 40 year-old mystery behind Jupiter’s massive X-ray blasts

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. In a new study, researchers were able to observe Jupiter using Nasa’s Juno satellite, as well as …

Jupiter's 'northern lights' are powered by giant waves
3 years, 8 months ago

Jupiter's 'northern lights' are powered by giant waves

ABC  

Jupiter's auroras are the most powerful in the solar system, producing enough energy to briefly power all of human civilisation. Key points: Jupiter produces powerful x-ray auroras at its poles For decades, scientists have been puzzled about how these auroras are produced A new study has found that vibrations in the planet's massive magnetic field play a key role in …

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, 5 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, …

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 …

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

NASA'S JUNO MISSION TO JUPITER

Daily Mail  

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 …

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 …

Jupiter: First data from Juno mission reveals massive cyclones and auroras
7 years, 10 months ago

Jupiter: First data from Juno mission reveals massive cyclones and auroras

ABC  

The first close-up glimpse of Jupiter's poles reveals massive cyclonic storms — some as large as 1,400 kilometres in diameter — and powerful auroras. "You wouldn't recognise it as Jupiter at all," said Dr Jack Connerney of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre, deputy principal investigator on the Juno mission, and lead author on one of the studies. Storms and powerful …

Nasa's Juno probe releases spooky noises from Jupiter's auroras
8 years, 5 months ago

Nasa's Juno probe releases spooky noises from Jupiter's auroras

Daily Mail  

Eerie recordings captured by the Juno probe during its recent flyby Jupiter have been revealed. Radio emissions from Jupiter's intense auroras were snagged when the Juno spacecraft made its first orbital pass of the gas giant on August 27. Radio emissions from Jupiter's auroras were captured during the flyby The emissions were first discovered in the 1950s but had never …

Jupiter photos show unexpected weather activity at poles
8 years, 6 months ago

Jupiter photos show unexpected weather activity at poles

CNN  

Story highlights Close-ups of Jupiter's north pole show weather activity unlike anything scientists have seen on other gas giants Juno mission scientists have identified auroras, unexpected storm systems and even ghostly sounds on Jupiter CNN — Scientists have never explored Jupiter’s north pole – until now. NASA’s spacecraft Juno sent back the first-ever images of Jupiter’s north pole – photographs …

Hello Jupiter! NASA Spacecraft Juno Arrives at the Giant Planet
8 years, 8 months ago

Hello Jupiter! NASA Spacecraft Juno Arrives at the Giant Planet

The Quint  

Hours before the encounter, NASA released a series of images taken last week during the approach, showing Jupiter glowing yellow in the distance, circled by its four inner moons. The fifth rock from the sun and the heftiest planet in the solar system, Jupiter is what’s known as a gas giant — a ball of hydrogen and helium — unlike …

Jupiter's auroras captured by NASA's Hubble space telescope
8 years, 8 months ago

Jupiter's auroras captured by NASA's Hubble space telescope

ABC  

Earth isn't the only planet to have shimmering auroras — and NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured Jupiter's in action. The images show the same phenomenon that occurs on Earth — the light waves produced by the interaction of the planet's magnetic fields with its atmosphere. On Earth, auroras are produced by powerful plasma storms of highly charged particles from …

NASA’s dangerous Juno mission: Unravel Jupiter’s secrets and solve the mysteries of life
8 years, 8 months ago

NASA’s dangerous Juno mission: Unravel Jupiter’s secrets and solve the mysteries of life

LA Times  

Late at night, when the halls around her were empty, Heidi Becker positioned her subject in the crosshairs of an electron-shooting linear accelerator. This time, its lethal gaze would be aimed at an early version of the star tracker aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft, which is set to enter Jupiter’s orbit on July 4. Jupiter “is the scariest place,” said Becker, …

Jupiter 'puts on fireworks display' as space probe approaches planet
8 years, 9 months ago

Jupiter 'puts on fireworks display' as space probe approaches planet

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. British astronomer Dr Jonathan Nichols, from the University of Leicester, who heads the Hubble team …

NASA's Juno mission has reached Jupiter and here's why you should care
8 years, 9 months ago

NASA's Juno mission has reached Jupiter and here's why you should care

ABC  

For several years, a spacecraft the size of a tennis court has been hurtling towards Jupiter at a speed of 30 km per second. Cloaked in lethal clouds that hide its interior, and surrounded by the most dangerous radiation belt in the solar system, getting Juno in the right place at the right times to dissect Jupiter's innards — without …

Solar-Storm-Fueled Auroras Make for Awesome Backyard Photography
13 years, 2 months ago

Solar-Storm-Fueled Auroras Make for Awesome Backyard Photography

Wired  

eagle-lights Eagle Lights The sun is waking up. After several quiet years, it bombarded the Earth with two consecutive solar storms this week, which generated many nights of spectacular auroras seen from backyards around the Northern Hemisphere. A relatively powerful flare burst from the sun’s surface on Jan. 19, throwing off charged particles that reached our planet on Jan. 22. …

Discover Related