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NEWS ABOUT: Jupiter

Jupiter stories: 10 news summaries


 New Planet 
 Expected to 
 Crash and Burn 

It defies laws of physics

Aug 27, 09 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists in the UK have discovered a planet that defies the laws of physics, the Independent reports. WASP-18b, which is orbiting a star 1,000 light years from Earth, is so big and close to the sun that it should be pulled toward it. "The spin of the star... More »

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planet • star • sun • physics • exoplanet • Jupiter • orbit • University of St. Andrews • WASP-18b

(Newser) - NASA pulled the recently upgraded Hubble space telescope out of testing yesterday to take a photo of the Earth-sized impact scar on Jupiter, CNN reports. “Because we believe this magnitude of impact is rare, we are very fortunate to see it with Hubble,” a NASA scientist says. “... More »

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NASA • astronomy • Jupiter • space travel • comet • Hubble Space Telescope

(Newser) - A massive mysterious object scientists believe may be a comet slammed into Jupiter yesterday, AP reports. The Earth-size impact "scar" left by the object was caught on NASA's powerful infrared telescope in Hawaii. The agency was alerted to the new mark on the planet by an amateur astronomer in... More »

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NASA • planet • Jupiter • comet • space telescope • astronomer

 NASA Plans Jupiter Mission  


Feb 18, 09 9:03 PM CST
(Newser) - NASA plans to send an orbiter to study the mysteries of one of Jupiter's moons, the Washington Post reports. Scientists suspect Europa has a massive ocean—possibly bigger than all of the Earth's oceans combined—beneath its ice-covered surface, the Post notes. Don't look up just yet: The $3 billion... More »

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NASA • space exploration • European Space Agency • Saturn • Jupiter • moon

 Jupiter, Venus, Moon 
 Converge in 
 Rare Reunion 

Spectacular planetary 'huddle' to start tonight

Nov 27, 08 12:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Americans looking at the night sky this weekend will be able to see the three brightest celestial bodies come together for a Thanksgiving reunion, the AP reports. Jupiter and Venus will move closer and appear to be just a finger's width apart by Sunday. By Monday, the crescent moon will... More »

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astronomy • Jupiter • moon • Venus • night sky

 Methane Found on Far-off Planet

Compound, crucial ingredient in early-life chemistry, detected 63 light years away

Mar 19, 08 4:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Methane, one of the simplest compounds known to play a role in the chemical genesis of life, was discovered for the first time to exist on a planet outside Earth’s solar system, the BBC reports. The planet, designated HD 189733b, is 63 light years away and also contains water,... More »

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Hubble • space • methane • extraterrestrial life • Spitzer orbiting telescope • carbon • Jupiter • extrasolar planets • gas giant • prebiotic chemicals • organic compounds

Spectacular Show Awaits Sky Gazers

Venus and Jupiter
to converge, and the
moon drops in, too

Jan 26, 08 2:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Sky gazers have an exceptional show awaiting them over the next couple of weeks, Space.com reports, and the most striking celestial sights will be in the early morning. Venus and Jupiter, the two brightest planets, will converge, forming a spectacular "double planet" low in the dawn light, and... More »

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astronomy • planet • space • Jupiter • moon • Venus

NASA Probe Gets Lucky with Jupiter Flyby

Spacecraft New Horizons sees storms and supervolcanoes

Oct 9, 07 10:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - New Horizons, the robotic probe destined to reach Pluto in 2015, took some exciting photos when it flew within 1.4 million miles of Jupiter last February. Data from the fruitful detour for NASA’s fastest spacecraft will be published in Science this month. Highlights include photos of Jupiter’s... More »

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NASA • space • Jupiter • Pluto • New Horizons • Great Red Spot

Meet Frank, Saturn's 60th Moon

Planet's latest addition sparks search for more

Jul 20, 07 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have discovered Saturn’s 60th moon, and are hinting that more could exist. In May, cameras aboard the Cassini spacecraft captured the “extremely faint object,” which scientists have officially designated a moon and tentatively named Frank. Composed mostly of ice and rock, Frank is about a mile... More »

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NASA • European Space Agency • space • Saturn • Cassini • satellite • moons • Italian Space Agency • Methone • Pallene • Frank • Jupiter • International Astronomical Union

Planet with Water Discovered

HD 189733b holds superheated water vapor but is too hot for aliens

Jul 11, 07 3:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Astronomers located the first planet beyond our solar system that hosts water—a giant gas ball bigger than Jupiter and named HD 189733b. Its sizzling climate, which can reach upwards of 3,600 degrees, renders it uninhabitable to any extraterrestrials, but the discovery shows that water is more common in... More »

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NASA • water • European Space Agency • planet • space • extraterrestrial life • Spitzer orbiting telescope • wobble • light • aliens • HD189733b • Vulpecula the Fox • Jupiter • discovery

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