NASA's Juno unveils the roots of Jupiter's Great Red Spot - Watch
Juno also has detected a new radiation zone, just above the gas giant's atmosphere, near the equator.
Dec 12, 2017, 16:28 PM IST
Europa may have plate tectonics similar to those on Earth
The findings bolster earlier studies of Europa's surface geology that found regions where the moon's ice shell looks to be expanding in a way that is similar to the mid-ocean spreading ridges on Earth.
Dec 05, 2017, 19:21 PM IST
Feeling blue: NASA's Juno captures Jupiter's Jovian clouds in striking hues - See pic
Juno captured this image when the spacecraft was only 11,747 miles (18,906 kilometers) from the tops of Jupiter’s clouds — that’s roughly as far as the distance between New York City and Perth, Australia.
Dec 03, 2017, 11:30 AM IST
Juno spacecraft spots massive, raging storm on Jupiter
The image was taken on October 24, when the spacecraft was about 10,108 kilometres away from the tops of the clouds of Jupiter.
Nov 19, 2017, 18:38 PM IST
Jupiter and Venus give sky-gazers a treat as they meet – See pics
They were visible to the naked eye across the UK and countries in the mid-northern latitudes, including parts of the US.
Nov 13, 2017, 16:20 PM IST
Venus, Jupiter up for a meet on Monday. Delhiites will miss the spectacle
Both the planets will appear in conjunction in the south-east and may appear like one bright star.
Nov 12, 2017, 12:04 PM IST
Data returned by NASA's Juno confirms successful completion of eighth Science flyby
Juno's next close flyby of Jupiter will occur on December 16.
Nov 03, 2017, 09:11 AM IST
95 minutes over Jupiter: Juno captures gas giant's changing geometery – See pic
NASA released 11 colour-enhanced images of the giant planet with the south pole on the left (11th image in the sequence) and the north pole on the right (first image in the sequence).
Oct 01, 2017, 14:42 PM IST
What's the mystery behind Jupiter's powerful auroras? Juno gives an unexpected answer
The team was not surprised that electric potentials play a role in their generation.
Sep 07, 2017, 12:14 PM IST
What's brewing Jupiter? NASA's Juno captures vigorous storm in gas giant's 'Little Red Spot' - See pic
This storm is a long-lived anticyclonic oval named North Temperate Little Red Spot 1 (NN-LRS-1); it has been tracked at least since 1993, and may be older still.
Aug 04, 2017, 09:13 AM IST
Rendezvous with Jupiter's Great Red Spot – First raw images of the iconic storm are here! (Pics inside)
This mission was the closest a spacecraft has ever flown directly over the 16,000km-wide great red spot, passing as close as 3,500km above the planet and about 9,000km above the clouds of the colossal storm itself.
Jul 13, 2017, 09:02 AM IST
How hidden stars may impact search for Earth-like planets
In the search for planets similar to our own, an important point of comparison is the planet's density.
Jul 13, 2017, 00:22 AM IST
Juno's close up flyby of Great Red Spot: NASA's probe peers deep into Jupiter's deep red heart
As per NASA, Juno's closest approach with the gas giant's iconic storm occured on Monday, July 10, at 6:55 p.m. PDT (9:55 p.m. EDT), peering into its deep deep red heart and passing about 2,200 miles above the planet's cloud tops.
Jul 11, 2017, 12:53 PM IST
Jupiter dawns a shroud of haze, paints an awe-inspiring picture! - See pic
The image shows haze particles over a range of altitudes on Jupiter's surface, as seen in reflected sunlight.
Jul 02, 2017, 15:38 PM IST
NASA's Juno to make closest approach to Jupiter's iconic Great Red Spot in historical manoueuvre on July 10!
This mission will be a part of Juno's sixth science flyby of the gas giant's mysterious cloud tops.
Jul 02, 2017, 09:29 AM IST
Here's looking at you, kid! Check out Jupiter's 'face' peering down at Juno – See pic
Citizen scientists often have a gala time creating the best enhanced-colour images of gas giant by using data delivered by Juno.
Jul 01, 2017, 09:44 AM IST
NASA's Juno captures beautiful view of Jupiter’s bands of clouds!
NASA has released a beautiful image of Jupiter's band of light and dark clouds.
Jun 23, 2017, 23:52 PM IST
NASA's Juno captures clear view of Jupiter's south polar region
NASA's Juno spacecraft has captured a clear view of the south polar region of Jupiter.
Jun 17, 2017, 00:01 AM IST
Meet the senior citizen of the solar system: Jupiter declared oldest planet!
Results suggest the nascent gas giant was already that big within the first 1 million years of solar system history.
Jun 13, 2017, 16:28 PM IST
In its closest approaches to Jupiter, here's a stunning sequence of Juno's passing shots! - See pic
Using the numerous images captured by JunoCam, experts have created enhanced colour-images showing a sequenced glimpse of how how quickly the viewing geometry changes for Juno as it swoops by Jupiter.
May 26, 2017, 12:28 PM IST
