jupiter
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Hubble, Webb Telescopes Team Up to Study Jupiter’s Tumultuous Volcanic Moon
Jupiter’s orbit is swarming with nearly 100 moons, but none are as hardcore as the volcanic world Io. That’s why it’s going to take an iconic collaboration to truly probe the odd satellite in order to unravel its many mysteries. The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) will use the Hubble and James Webb telescopes to simultaneously…
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Starry Swoosh From Jupiter Probe Is an Encouraging Sign
The JUICE spacecraft captured its first ultraviolet views of the cosmos, revealing a beautiful streak of the Milky Way littered with shining stars from the southern sky. It’s not the most spectacular image, but it signals operational progress. JUICE’s Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) instrument recently sprung into action, collecting its first set of data that was…
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Put a Crown on It: Saturn Shatters Jupiter’s Record for Most Moons
In February, scientists declared that Jupiter had the most moons of any planet in our solar system, with 92 natural satellites, ripping the crown from Saturn’s grasp. Now, Saturn has snatched it back, as astronomers have found an additional 62 objects orbiting the ringed planet, bring its total to a whopping 145 moons.
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Key Instrument on Newly Launched Jupiter Probe Is Already Exhibiting Problems
The JUICE mission is at the very beginning of its eight-year journey to Jupiter and its moons, but one of its science instruments is already misbehaving.