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JWST uncovers unexpected behavior in polar lights on Jupiter, while a Mars rover captures the first image of an aurora.
New observations from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have revealed that auroras on Jupiter are hundreds of times brighter ...
The Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, which operates the Webb and Hubble telescopes, released a video of ...
If an atmosphere is gaseous, it doesn't mean it's featureless and well mixed. In fact, Jupiter's atmosphere has structures scientists are still learning about.
The auroras surrounding the north pole of our solar system's largest planet had some surprises in store when astronomers ...
WD 1856+534b—a freezing world with a surface temperature of -125 degrees Fahrenheit—exists where planets are normally scoured ...
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft, en route to Jupiter's icy ocean moon Europa, recently captured a ghostly infrared portrait ...
New images from the James Webb Space Telescope reveal Jupiter's dazzling auroras are hundreds of times brighter ...
Europa Clipper tested its infrared camera during a Mars flyby, preparing for its 2030 mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa.
NASA’s Juno mission has gathered new findings after peering below Jupiter’s cloud-covered atmosphere and the surface of its ...
The mission took the opportunity of its Mars flyby to make sure its instruments were functioning properly. One designed and ...