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Behold! Our closest view of Jupiter's ocean moon Europa in 22 years
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA's Juno spacecraft skimmed close above the surface of icy Europa Thursday (Sept. 29), capturing a view of the crust that is just the start of our new study of this ocean world.
Behold this fantastic 3D animation of Jupiter's frosting-like clouds
By Jeff Spry published
New JunoCam 3D renders of Jupiter's cloud tops look like a magical fairyland.
See Jupiter at its best in the night sky as it nears closest point to Earth since 1963
By Joe Rao last updated
This marks a rather auspicious week, for we will see Jupiter loom as large and as bright as it ever can get from our earthly vantage point.
This jaw-dropping Jupiter photo is a photographer's sharpest ever and made of 600,000 images
By Tariq Malik published
Veteran astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy of Arizona unveiled this spectacular photo of Jupiter this month on Sept. 17 after capturing his best view yet of the giant planet.
See Jupiter shine during its closest approach to Earth since 1963 on Monday (Sept. 26)
By Robert Lea published
Skywatchers will get a rare opportunity to see Jupiter in its full glory when its opposition happens at the same time as its closest approach to Earth.
NASA's DART asteroid-smashing mission spots Jupiter and its moons
By Tereza Pultarova published
NASA's asteroid smasher DART captured a photo of Jupiter and its four moons to test its autonomous navigation system that will lead it to the collision with asteroid Dimorphos next week.
Jupiter is at its closest to Earth in 59 years, NASA says
By Robert Lea published
The solar system's most massive planet, Jupiter, will make its closest approach to Earth for 59 years on Sept. 26 even as the gas giant will be directly opposite the sun as viewed from Earth.
A change in Jupiter's orbit could make Earth even friendlier to life
By Robert Lea published
The most massive planet in the solar system, Jupiter has played a key role in shaping the inner planets and its orbit could influence how habitable our planet is.
Watch NASA's Jupiter icy moon explorer come together in a new video
By Tereza Pultarova published
Extreme physics of 'supercritical' matter may be surprisingly simple
By Stephanie Pappas published
At 'supercriticality,' the difference between the liquid and gas phases of a material seems to disappear. New research finds that this weird tipping point may be simpler than scientists thought.
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