Jupiter, the gaseous giant and the largest planet in our solar system, could also be the oldest resident of Earth’s solar system, a new study carried out by an international team of scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) suggests. Using evidence from meteorites, this study indicates that Jupiter was the first to take […]
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Gorgeous! Juno Sends a High-Resolution Image of Jupiter’s Cloudscape
Juno spacecraft has sent a high-resolution, close-up image of Jupiter, showing the turbulent region just west of the Great Red Spot in the South Equatorial Belt. The image was captured with JunoCam citizen science instrument on Dec 11, 2016, when Juno was flying at an altitude of just 8,700 kilometers above Jupiter’s cloudtops. With help […]
NASA Releases New Images Captured by Juno Showing Crescent Shaped Jupiter and Its Great Red Spot
NASA has released an astonishing new picture of Jupiter, showing a crescent Jupiter, along with its iconic Great Red Spot and planet’s megastorm. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system and appears to astronomers as a deep red orb surrounded by layers of orange, pale yellow, and white. Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is […]
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