Just a little more than a year ago, the small spot on Jupiter was a pale white; now it matches the reddish hue of its bigger sibling, the Great Red Spot, and boasts 400 mph winds, according to new data from the Hubble Space Telescope.
Jupiter has a rocky core that is more than twice as large as previously thought, according to computer calculations by UC Berkeley and University of Arizona scientists.
It was a typical Georgia winter day. We had rain, snow flurries and then clear skies throughout the day. I had prepared my equipment the night before but was doubtful that the opportunity to photograph the heavens was going to present itself.
My pictures are taken with a Kodac Easy share camera so I couldn't get too much of a close up, but I think they turned out fairly well.
Location, Southeast Virginia, appx 5:30pm, Monday 12/1/08.
Yesterday, the blazing planets Venus and Jupiter were in conjunction at dusk and early evening. Yet, this evening's sky show will probably supersede yesterday's attraction.
Once in a lifetime astronomical event to occur today. Within the hour people in Europe will be treated to a combined conjunction and occultation of the Moon, Jupiter and Venus.
Look up and smile at the heavens Venus, Jupiter and the moon will smile back
Every once in a while, something will appear in the night sky that will attract the attention of even those who normally don't bother looking up. It's likely to be that way on Monday evening, Dec. 1.
Every once in a while, something will appear in the night sky that will attract the attention of even those who normally don't bother looking up. It's likely to be that way on Monday evening, Dec. 1.
Jupiter has a rocky core that is more than twice as large as previously thought, according to computer calculations by a University of California, Berkeley, geophysicist who simulated conditions inside the planet on the scale of individual hydrogen and helium atoms.
Skywatchers across the world are in for a celestial treat as two of the brightest naked-eye planets, Venus and Jupiter, slowly converge in the evening skies for a celestial summit on November 30.
Jupiter's two small moons are named Phobos and Deimos, named for the Greek god fear, Phobos, and a Greek Mythological figure representing dread, respectively.
This weird-looking image is the sharpest picture of Jupiter ever taken from the ground. Taken with a device called — are you ready for this? — the Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics Demonstrator (or MAD, in an acronymic stretch), it has a resolution better than Hubble's!
October 2, 2008—Jupiter looks sharp in the crispest whole-planet picture of the planet ever shot from Earth
A great article about how new giant telescopes and advanced adaptive optics is improving our ability to observe the universe. Jupiter was viewed for 2 hours, a record, with resolution twice that of the Hubble telescope.
Explanation: Like the downtown area of your favorite city, the roads you drive to work on, and any self-respecting web site ... Io's surface is constantly under construction.
Mysterious phenomena take place on Jupiter. For centuries the gas planet has been quiet but over the last three years scientists observed two red spots in Jupiter's atmosphere.
Comparing Outer Planets to History Measuring History compares outer planet increments to history. One of the best ways to see this process is to think of these processes appearing in parallel. History marches on in its unique fashion while the planets rotate in their patterns.
A strange, metal brew lies buried deep within Jupiter and Saturn, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and in London.
Explanation: These detailed Hubble Space Telescope close-ups feature Jupiter's ancient swirling storm system known as the Great Red Spot.
As humans look farther into the universe and discover more and more planets beyond the sun, many wonder how typical our own solar system is. Often astronomers in the planet-hunting business say discoveries of Earth-like worlds are just around the corner.
Explanation: A brilliant Jupiter shares the sky with the Full Moon tonight. Since Jupiter is near opposition, literally opposite the Sun in planet Earth's sky, Jupiter will rise near sunset just like the Full Moon.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - In the face of criticism to its current plans for development of the Ares I and V launch vehicles in project Constellation, NASA has released an internal study comparing the space agency's Ares rockets with the proposal favored by a small but vocal grou …
Credit NASA, ESA, M. Wong, I. de Pater (UC Berkeley), et al. Explanation: For about 300 years Jupiter's banded atmosphere has shown a remarkable feature to telescopic viewers, a large swirling storm system known as The Great Red Spot.
In what's beginning to look like a case of planetary measles, a third red spot has appeared alongside its cousins — the Great Red Spot and Red Spot Jr. — in the turbulent Jovian atmosphere.