Europa: there may be life on Jupiter’s moon and two new missions will pave the way for finding it
It’s brilliant news. In just over a decade, there will be two spacecraft exploring one of the most habitable worlds in the solar system – Jupiter’s moon Europa. That’s thanks...
Twelve new Jovian moons discovered
Twelve more moons have been found orbiting Jupiter bringing the grand total up to seventy-nine. The team from the Carnegie Institute for Science lead by Scott S. Sheppard have discovered...
Juno Mission Unlocks the Mysterious Auroras of Jupiter
Up to now the dynamics of Jupiter’s atmosphere was a mystery to scientists. The gas giants atmosphere is the largest in the Solar System, spanning 3,000 miles in altitude, and...
Voyagers 40th anniversary: 40 images
On August 20th, 1977, Voyager 2 was launched. Her sister spacecraft, Voyager 1, followed two weeks later. The goal of these two explorers was to shed light on the mysteries...
Jupiter adds two more natural satellites to its roster
Thanks to astronomers Scott Sheppard, David Tholen, and Chadwick Trujillo, Earth giant neighbour has added two new moons to its existing roster - bringing the total moon count to 69....
Digital Artist creates a stunning in depth fly-by of Jupiter
Digital Artist Sean Doran has compiled the images of Juno's journey to Jupiter (released by NASA) into a stunning fly-by video