Liftoff! NASA’s Europa Clipper Sails Toward Ocean Moon of Jupiter
Oct 14, 2024 · A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:06 p.m. EDT on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. After launch, the spacecraft plans to fly by Mars in February 2025, then back by Earth in December 2026, using the gravity of each planet to increase ...
Check Out the Stunning New Images of Jupiter From NASA's …
6 days ago · NASA’s Juno spacecraft has just released stunning images of Jupiter, captured during its 66th flyby of the largest and oldest planet in our solar system. The Juno mission has been studying the ...
Jupiter's storms and its 'potato' moon Amalthea stun in new NASA …
3 days ago · NASA's Juno spacecraft has sent back stunning photos of Jupiter, including colorful, chaotic storms swirling through the planet's atmosphere. Juno completed its 66th close flyby (also referred to ...
NASA’s Webb Discovers New Feature in Jupiter’s Atmosphere
Oct 19, 2023 · NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a new, never-before-seen feature in Jupiter’s atmosphere. The high-speed jet stream, which spans more than 3,000 miles (4,800 kilometers) wide, sits over Jupiter’s equator above the main cloud decks.
A Whole New Jupiter: First Science Results from NASA’s Juno …
May 25, 2017 · Early science results from NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter portray the largest planet in our solar system as a complex, gigantic, turbulent world, with Earth-sized polar cyclones, plunging storm systems that travel deep into the heart of the gas giant, and a mammoth, lumpy magnetic field that may indicate it was generated closer to the planet ...
Liftoff! NASA’s Europa Clipper Sails Toward Ocean Moon of Jupiter
Oct 14, 2024 · NASA’s Europa Clipper has embarked on its long voyage to Jupiter, where it will investigate Europa, a moon with an enormous subsurface ocean that may have conditions to support life. The spacecraft launched at 12:06 p.m. EDT Monday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Webb’s Jupiter Images Showcase Auroras, Hazes - NASA Blogs
Aug 22, 2022 · With giant storms, powerful winds, auroras, and extreme temperature and pressure conditions, Jupiter has a lot going on. Now, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured new images of the planet. Webb’s Jupiter observations will give scientists even more clues to Jupiter’s inner life.
NASA’s Juno: Science Results Offer First 3D View of Jupiter …
Oct 28, 2021 · New findings from NASA’s Juno probe orbiting Jupiter provide a fuller picture of how the planet’s distinctive and colorful atmospheric features offer clues about the unseen processes below its clouds.
NASA's Europa Clipper mission to Jupiter: Mission updates
Oct 14, 2024 · NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft has begun its 1.8 billion-mile trek to Jupiter and appears to be working well after today's successful launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Read our full...
Juno Marks 50 Orbits Around Jupiter - NASA Science
Apr 10, 2023 · NASA’s Juno mission completed its 50th close pass by Jupiter on April 8, 2023. Since the spacecraft arrived at the giant planet in 2016, its JunoCam imager has captured spectacular views of Jupiter, and its large moons Ganymede, Europa, and Io.