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Jupiter on November 5, 2024

Planets, Upcoming Events

Jupiter reaches opposition this weekend: How to see it

Watch Jupiter’s moons in action this month

Robotic Spaceflight

The JUICE mission just pulled off an unprecedented spaceflight maneuver

JWST IR view of Jupiter

Cosmology, Solar System

Scientists use Jupiter to search for dark matter

Science, Solar System

Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9: The backstory and its impact

Jupiter image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA.

Science, Solar System

Jupiter: Size, distance from the Sun, orbit

Two plumes on Jupiter's moon Io, as seen by JunoCam. Credit: Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS

Science, Solar System

Juno photographs billowing volcanic plumes on Io

Observing, Planets, The Moon

Jupiter meets the Moon: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

Voyager’s views of Jupiter’s colorful cloud tops reminded many people of an impressionist painter’s canvas. Fine details in and around the Great Red Spot changed significantly in the four months between the Voyager 1 flyby and Voyager 2 (pictured). Credit: NASA/JPL.

Robotic Spaceflight, Science, Solar System, Space Exploration

Jets detected around Jupiter using data from 1979’s Voyager 2 mission

Exoplanets, Planets, Solar System, Stars

The Star of Bethlehem: Can science explain what it really was?

NASA shared this image of clouds and storms on Jupiter that resemble a face. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Image processing by Vladimir Tarasov

Science, Solar System

NASA shares image of spooky ‘face’ on Jupiter

Scientists found CO2 on Europa. Here’s why it’s important