NASA reveals Juno's mission to Jupiter in brilliant 360-degree trailer – Watch!
The Juno spacecraft is arriving at the giant planet on the evening of July 4, 2016, after an almost five-year journey.
Jul 02, 2016, 09:24 AM IST
NASA's Juno spacecraft enters Jupiter's magnetic field
Science instruments on board detected changes in the particles and fields around the spacecraft as it passed from an environment dominated by the interplanetary solar wind into Jupiter's magnetosphere.
Jul 01, 2016, 09:33 AM IST
Juno on Jupiter's doorstep: Stunning view of giant planet and its largest moons (Pic inside)!
As per NASA, the scene was captured by the mission's imaging camera, called JunoCam, which is designed to acquire high resolution views of features in Jupiter's atmosphere from very close to the planet.
Jun 27, 2016, 23:20 PM IST
Watch this interesting movie-like trailer for NASA's Juno mission!
The US space agency NASA's Juno spacecraft will soon enter orbit around the largest planet, Jupiter in few weeks.
Jun 23, 2016, 21:43 PM IST
Astronomers find 'hot Jupiters' more common in star clusters
A team astronomers found that planets known as 'hot Jupiters' are more common in a star cluster in the constellation of Cancer than around stars outside clusters.
Jun 18, 2016, 00:20 AM IST
NASA's Juno spacecraft to enter orbit around Jupiter on July 4
The US space agency NASA's Juno spacecraft will soon enter orbit around Jupiter in less than a month.
Jun 10, 2016, 23:45 PM IST
New view from NASA's New Horizons - The jagged shores of Pluto’s highlands (Pic inside)
NASA says the scene was created using three separate observations made by New Horizons in July 2015.
Jun 10, 2016, 14:31 PM IST
Juno mission arrival at Jupiter: NASA announces coverage, media activities
Once in Jupiter’s orbit, Juno will circle the Jovian world 37 times during 20 months, skimming to within 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometers) above the cloud tops.
Jun 03, 2016, 10:13 AM IST
From Jupiter to Mars: Five amazing things to know about our solar system!
Here are some amazing things you must know about our solar system this week.
Apr 26, 2016, 15:59 PM IST
Scientists to explore Saturn's icy moon for alien life
The two possible candidates are: the icy moons of gas giants Jupiter and Saturn which harbour sub-surface oceans perfect for hosting life.
Apr 25, 2016, 14:07 PM IST
Jupiter's Europa creates enough heat to support ocean
A team of geoscientists from Brown and Columbia universities set up experiments to estimate the heat created by the heaves and falls of Europa's icy surface -- a process called tidal dissipation
Apr 15, 2016, 15:52 PM IST
NASA's Kepler spacecraft discovers new 'hot Jupiter'
The astronomers also used three different ground-based spectrographs to conduct high-resolution spectroscopic observations of K2-29b, in order to definitely verify it as a "hot Jupiter."
Apr 14, 2016, 18:07 PM IST
Solar storms trigger Jupiter's 'Northern Lights'
The Sun constantly ejects streams of particles into space in the solar wind.
Mar 23, 2016, 21:18 PM IST
Jupiter to make close encounter with Earth next week - Watch
According to the US space agency NASA, the planet will make a close encounter with the Earth on March 8, 2016.
Mar 06, 2016, 01:33 AM IST
NASA's Hubble directly measures rotation of cloudy 'super-Jupiter
The planet, called 2M1207b, is about four times more massive than Jupiter and is dubbed a "super-Jupiter."
Feb 19, 2016, 13:50 PM IST
Five new 'hot Jupiters' discovered using WASP instrument
The newly discovered planets were designated WASP-119 b, WASP-124 b, WASP-126 b, WASP-129 b and WASP-133 b, 'Phys.Org' reported.
Feb 18, 2016, 16:28 PM IST
Jupiter doesn't shield Earth from comet impacts: Study
The study showed that Jupiter teams with Saturn to kick a significant fraction of the particles into the inner Solar System and into orbits that cross Earth`s path.
Feb 04, 2016, 16:23 PM IST
NASA's Juno spacecraft prepares for rendezvous with Jupiter
The Juno spacecraft`s thrusters consumed about 0.6 kg of fuel during the burn and changed the spacecraft`s speed by 0.31 metres per second.
Feb 04, 2016, 10:33 AM IST
Watch: Five bright planets aligning in a rare celestial spectacle!
The best time to view the rare celestial spectacle is just before dawn.
Feb 01, 2016, 11:24 AM IST
