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The Object at the Center of Jupiter Is So Strange That It Defies Comprehension

The Object at the Center of Jupiter Is So Strange That It Defies Comprehension

By Victor Tangermann

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb called on NASA to send its Juno probe after interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. This Congressperson agrees.

Congressperson Urges NASA to Send Its Jupiter Probe Chasing in Pursuit of the Weird Visitor Coming From Interstellar Space

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists suggest a star and its planet are orbiting a second star in two opposite directions in an exotic binary star system.

Scientists Intrigued by Strange Behavior of Distant Planet

By Victor Tangermann

New research suggests that Jupiter used to be at least twice as big as it is today, during a crucial moment in the Solar System's evolution.

Scientists Find Jupiter Used to Be More Than Twice Its Current Size

By Frank Landymore

Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, we have a clear view of Jupiter's auroras, which are hundreds of times more powerful than Earth's.

There’s Something Very Unusual About Jupiter’s Auroras

By Frank Landymore

NASA's Europa Clipper is about to use Mars' gravitational pull to slingshot itself towards Jupiter's fourth-largest moon later this week.

NASA Spacecraft Whipping Around Mars to Slingshot Itself Toward Jupiter’s Mysterious Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers have observed mysterious, "dark ovals," each roughly the size of the Earth, dotting the polar regions of Jupiter.

Scientists Intrigued by Large Dark Shapes Appearing on Surface of Jupiter

By Victor Tangermann

Europa Clipper, the NASA mission to explore Jupiter's fourth largest moon for signs of habitability, launched on Monday.

NASA and SpaceX Launch Mission to Potentially Habitable Moon

By Frank Landymore

Jupiter's Giant Red Spot is large enough to swallow Earth — and as new imagery suggests, it's a lot weirder than previously thought.

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Acting Very Strangely, Puzzling Scientists

By Noor Al-Sibai

The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer probe has spotted a habitable planet astonishingly close to us.

Rejoice! Spacecraft Confirms That Earth Is a Habitable Planet

By Victor Tangermann

The NASA Europa Clipper mission to explore one Jupiter's largest moons encountered a catastrophic hurdle at the last minute.

NASA Scientists “Howl in Terror” as They Discovered Disastrous Flaw in $5 Billion Spacecraft About to Launch

By Frank Landymore

NASA's Europa Clipper mission is set to explore one of the most promising spots to look for life in the solar system: Jupiter's moon Europa.

NASA Preparing to Launch Mission to World That “May Be Habitable Today”

By Victor Tangermann

Astronomers using the James Webb have gleaned the secrets of Jupiter's overlooked region of upper atmosphere near its enormous storm.

James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Observes Mysterious Structures Above Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

By Frank Landymore

NASA has released stunning new artist impressions of an extremely reflective lava lake on the surface of Jupiter's moon Io.

NASA Releases Incredible Video of Reflective Lava Lake on Jupiter’s Hellish Moon

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers studied an atmospheric jet in Jupiter's Great Blue Spot, finding that it's a dynamic system that fluctuates every four years.

Scientists Intrigued by Jet Inside Jupiter

By Sharon Adarlo

Using a supercomputer, a team of astrophysicists have simulated how young gas giants grow and found that they first have a flattened shape.

Jupiter Used to Be Flat, Scientists Suggest

By Victor Tangermann