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Jupiter: Latest Discoveries and Photos
Learn the latest discoveries about Jupiter and the Jovian moons and rings. The gas giant Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.
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The hundreds of volcanoes on Io are farther east than they're supposed to be.
NASA's New Horizon mission snapped imagery of volcanic debris emanating from Io's Tvashtar volcano in 2007. The plume reaches up to 205 miles above the surface of Io.
Saturn's tilt will make this April one of the best for stargazers to view the planet's magnificent rings since 2006. Star clusters, the comet Pan-STARRS , and Jupiter will also be visible in the nights sky.
Jupiter & Saturn, galaxies from the Leo constellation, the Lyrid Meteor Shower and a partial lunar eclipse highlights the night sky in April.
Photographer VegaStar Carpentier captured this dazzling view of the moon and Jupiter on March 17, 2013.
Photographer Greg Gibbs captured this stunning photo of an airplane cruising in front of the moon and Jupiter.
Spikes of ice along Europa's equator could explain the satellite's oddly warm midsection.
NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 probes launched in 1977 to visit the outer planets of the solar system. After 35 years in space, the twin probes are approaching the edge of our solar system.
Here are five facts about NASA's twin Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft.
A look at the robotic spacecraft currently sending data home from beyond Earth orbit.
The celestial duo will dance together Sunday evening.
Jupiter's equatorial zone presents dark patches known as 'Hot Spots'. These ammonia clouds holes at the top of the atmosphere reveal lower layers of the gas giant. They are part of the atmospheric structure called Rossby Waves (previously unknown).
A close conjunction of the moon and Jupiter is sure to dazzle stargazers this week.
Europa's ocean seems to have contact with the surface, making all sorts of chemical reactions possible.
This March, the Gemini and Cancer constellations will dominate the nights sky, while the planets Jupiter and Saturn will be visibile through telescopes.
