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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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Scientists approved 11 experiments for an ambitious mission to explore Jupiter's icy moons.
Exploring these undersea systems may help scientists understand how life got started on Earth.
Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille catalogued the positions of 9,766 southern stars in just 11 months in the 1750s.
NASA's Voyager and Galileo missions spotted key evidence of Europa's ocean while studying the icy moon.
The Voyager mission's project scientist talks about what it will mean to leave the solar system.
Stargazers will be able to see a clear view of the Orion and Canis Major Constellations this month, and the many bright stars they contain.
The strange organisms that thrive at vents today could teach researchers how life arose on our planet.
Matt Hartman captured Earth's Moon and the Gas Giant in close skywatching proximity on January 21st, 2013.
Learning more about Earth's seafloor could help researchers plan a Europa mission.
Astronomers have mapped out the weather of a brown dwarf in unprecedented detail.
A brief rundown of the intrepid spacecraft currently sending data home from beyond Earth orbit.
The first month of 2013 features the Auriga constellation, double star Capella, up to 40 Quadrantids per hour during the showers peak, Jupiter and Saturn.
Night sky photographer Tamas Ladanyi shoots stunning image of the moon and Jupiter over a lake in Hévíz.
NASA points out a few things to keep an eye out for when looking skyward in January.
This cool space wallpaper from the APEX telescope, of part of the Taurus Molecular Cloud, shows a sinuous filament of cosmic dust more than ten light-years long.
The two heavenly bodies will dance close together Tuesday night.
The gas giant and Earth's Moon will provide some holiday lights in the eastern sky on December 25th, 2012 (at sunset). Seen through a telescope, Jupiter's great red spot and its moons will be visible as well.
What to look for in the night sky this holiday season.
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