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a large planet orbits very close to a large star

New 'warm Jupiter' exoplanet discovered by NASA's planet-hunting satellite

By Robert Lea published

Things could be heating up for a newly discovered warm Jupiter planet. The exoplanet planet around 1,000 light years away could snuggle up to its star but only if another planet plays matchmaker.

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An artist's impression of JUICE arriving in the Jovian system (celestial bodies and distances not to scale).

Europe's JUICE Jupiter mission launches April 13. Here's what it will teach us

By Robert Lea published

The JUICE mission will begin its trek to the gas giant Jupiter on Thursday, April 13. When will it arrive, and what will it discover about the solar system's largest planet and its icy ocean moons?

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An artist's impression of ESA's JUICE spacecraft in orbit around the ocean moon Europa.

Europe's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer is unlikely to find life. Here's why.

By Tereza Pultarova published

What will Europe's Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) tell us about the presence of life in the vicinity of the solar system's largest planet?

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An artist's impression of JUICE arriving in the Jovian system (celestial bodies and distances not to scale).

Why will it take Europe's JUICE spacecraft 8 years to get to Jupiter?

By Robert Lea published

Europe's JUICE mission will launch on Thursday (April 13), but won't reach Jupiter until 2031. Why will it take so long?

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ESA's JUICE probe will take a look at Jupiter's moon Europa.

ESA's Jupiter mission JUICE is not 'strong enough' to orbit potentially life-harboring Europa. Here's why

By Tereza Pultarova published

Europe's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is setting out for an ambitious tour of Jupiter's moons. But it will only take a brief glimpse of the potentially life-harboring Europa. Here's why.

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Artist's impression of the European JUICE probe flying by Jupiter's moon Europa.

Europe's JUICE mission will explore the Jupiter ocean moons Callisto, Europa and Ganymede. Here's why they're so weird

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

The icy Jupiter moons Callisto, Europa and Ganymede all likely host hidden global oceans, but that's not the only reason they stand out.

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Artist's illustration with Juno on the left and a close up of Jupiter on the right.

Jupiter missions: Past, present and future

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Reference A rundown of every mission to Jupiter past to present, as well as the new ones on the horizon.

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Jupiter against the black backdrop of space. Horizontal bands of orange, brown and beige cover the planet. Blue ribbons of light are auroras at the top of the planet and the Great Red Spot can be seen towards the lower right of the image as a rusty red circle.

Jupiter: A guide to the largest planet in the solar system

By Charles Q. Choi last updated

Reference Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system and has 79 moons. Learn more about the gas giant in our ultimate guide.

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A view of Jupiter's moon Europa captured by NASA's Juno mission during its Sept. 29, 2022, close flyby at the moon. The spacecraft was 945 miles (1,500 kilometers) above the moon's surface when the image was taken.

Jupiter moon Europa's buried ocean may alter rotation of its icy shell

By Andrew Jones published

The vast, swirling ocean within Jupiter's moon Europa may be affecting the rotation of its icy crust, scientists say.

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A color view of the Jovian moon Europa captured by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990s.

Newly discovered type of salt could explain the mystery of Europa's ice cracks

By Robert Lea published

Jupiter's moon Europa is crisscrossed with red streaks that have chemical compositions like nothing on Earth. The discovery of a new type of salt ice may finally solve this mystery.

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