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Hubble Observes Stormy Weather on Jupiter
Hubble captures images of Jupiter's stormy weather and provides an animation showing Jupiter's rotation. See The Great Red Spot and Red Spot Jr. (March 15, 2024)

NASA Visualization of Shallow Lightning on Jupiter
NASA visualization shows a simulated journey into a high-altitude exotic storm on Jupiter. (August 10, 2020)

NASA's Juno Spacecraft Captures Best Images of Jupiter's Great Red Spot
NASA's Juno spacecraft has captured the best images yet of Jupiter's Great Red Spot. The images were taken during Juno's flyby on July 10th. (July 13, 2017)

Jupiter is the Oldest Planet in our Solar System
Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have determined Jupiter is the oldest planet in our solar system. (June 14, 2017)

JunoCam Image Shows Multiple Storms Over Jupiter's South Pole
The JunoCam instrument on NASA's Jupiter spacecraft has revealed multiple oval-shaped storms over Jupiter's south pole. (May 27, 2017)

Hubble Directly Images Possible Water Plumes on Europa
Hubble has directly imaged what may possibly be plumes of water on Jupiter's moon Europa. (September 26, 2016)

Juno Will Use Nine Science Instruments to Study Jupiter
Juno will use its payload of nine science instruments to study the planet Jupiter. It arrived in orbit around Jupiter on July 4th (July 6, 2016)

Europa's Ocean May Have Earth-like Chemistry Say NASA Scientists
NASA sicentists say Jupiter's moon Europa's ocean may have Earth-like chemistry. The researchers studied the balance of hydrogen and oxygen production. (May 18, 2016)

New Hubble Jupiter Maps and Ultra HD Animation Released
New Hubble Space Telescope Jupiter imagery including new maps and an Ultra HD animation have been released. (October 14, 2015)

Our Solar System May Have Been Home to Super-Earths
Our solar system may have been home to super-Earths that were destroying during Jupiter's great inward journey. (March 23, 2015)

Jupiter's Largest Moon Ganymede May Have Huge Subterranean Ocean
There may be a huge subterranean ocean on Ganymede, Jupiter's largest moon. (March 13, 2015)

Hubble Captures Jupiter Triple-Moon Conjunction
The Hubble Space Telescope captured a triple-moon conjunction on Jupiter. The three moons are Europa, Callisto, and Io. (February 6, 2015)

Jupiter's Moon Ganymede May Have Layers of Oceans and Ice Like a Dagwood Sandwich
Jupiter's moon Ganymede may harbor layers of oceans and ice stacked up like layers in a club sandwich say NASA researchers. (May 2, 2014)

Hubble Spies Water Vapor Venting Off Europa
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed water vapor venting off Jupiter's moon Europa (December 14, 2013)

X-Ray Observations Used to Detect Exoplanet Passing in Front of its Parent Star
X-ray observations have been used to detect an exoplanet passing in front of its parent star for the first time. (July 29, 2013)

Astronomers Discover Exoplanet Using Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity
Astonomers have discovered a new expolanet using a new method that relies on Einstein's special theory of relativity. (May 13, 2013)

Water in Stratosphere of Jupiter Was Delivered by Comet
Water in the stratosphere of Jupiter was delivered there by comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which struck Jupiter in 1994. (April 26, 2013)

Astronomers Directly Image Super-Jupiter Around Kappa Andromedae
Astronomers have directly imaged a "super-Jupiter" around the bright star Kappa Andromedae. (November 19, 2012)

JUICE to Explore Jupiter's Icy Moons in 2030
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) was selected to explore Jupiter's Galilean moons- volcanic Io, icy Europa and rock-ice Ganymede and Callisto. (May 20, 2012)

First Complete Geological Map of Jupiter's Moon Io Produced
A team of scientists - led by Arizona State University (ASU) - has produced the first complete global geologic map of Jupiter's moon. (March 19, 2012)

NASA's Juno Spacecraft Headed to Jupiter
NASA's Juno spacecraft is headed to Jupiter after a successful launch. (August 5, 2011)

Sharpest View of Jupiter From Earth
The National Geographic reports that this super crisp photograph of Jupiter was captured using a new computer-assisted process and a 27-foot telescope in Chile. (October 7, 2008)