Aug 05 2011
Spacecraft Sets Sail For Jupiter
A robotic explorer named Juno has launched and is on its way to Jupiter.
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Aug 04 2011
LEGO Figures Hitch a Ride with NASA’s Juno Mission
The solar-powered probe will have some company when it begins to explore the Jovian system in 2016.
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Jul 27 2011
Jupiter Probe to Explore How Planets Formed
By measuring water on the giant planet, the probe will reveal clues about how it and other planets were born.
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May 18 2011
Lonely Planets Populate the Cosmos
Who needs a solar system? Research shows solitary planets may be more common in the universe.
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Feb 10 2011
Jupiter’s Moon Europa Helps Solve Stripey Mystery
Last year, Jupiter lost one of its trademark stripes. But with a little help from a little moon, an infrared telescope has found where the stripe is hiding.
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Jan 27 2011
Confirmed! Jupiter was Shot with an Asteroid
After some cosmic detective work, it would appear the July 19, 2009, scar in Jupiter's atmosphere was inflicted by a Titanic-sized asteroid and not a comet.
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Dec 20 2010
The Star of Bethlehem: Was it Jupiter?
In the year 2 B.C., the strange motion of Jupiter past the bright star of Regulus and eventual conjunction with Venus may have inspired the "Three Wise Men" to travel to Bethlehem.
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Sep 20 2010
Astronomy’s Amateurs A Boon for Science
Armed with telescopes, video cameras and a strong sense of curiosity, amateur astronomers are giving the pros a run for their money.
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Aug 26 2010
Distant Pulsars Used to Measure Jupiter
How do you find out the mass of Jupiter? You could send a space probe there to study the distant world, but there's another way.
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Jul 20 2010
Neptune’s Cold Case: Shot by a Comet 200 Years Ago?
After some clever detective work, astronomers think Neptune was hit by a large comet... two centuries ago.
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