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Jupiter's atmosphere has a strange composition, but it could be explained if the planet formed farther away from the sun than where it orbits today, a new study suggests.
Collaborative work by amateur and professional astronomers has helped to resolve a long-standing misunderstanding about the composition of Jupiter's clouds. Instead of being formed of ammonia ice ...
"Our experiments provide clues to better understand JWST Europa observations and serve as a prelude to upcoming close-range investigations by Europa Clipper and ESA's JUICE spacecraft." ...
Jupiter’s composition suggests its core assembled exterior to the N 2 snowline. Astronomical Journal. Vol. 158, November 2019, p. 194. doi: 10.3847/1538-3881/ab46a8.
Jupiter and Earth were near their closest all year, but it still took over half an hour for a signal to go from Earth to the ...
NASA has discovered a planet located 325 light-years from Earth that it says "defies all expectations" with its fascinating composition.
Yes, Jupiter’s magnetic field may be driven by its surface. That’s frickin’ cool. Juno has also snapped images of huge Earth-sized cyclones raging in the atmosphere of Jupiter, composed of ...
Another fluffy planet was discovered in 2017, WASP-107b, which is roughly the size of Jupiter with only about 12% of its mass. But WASP-193b is an enigma all its own, the researchers say.
Collaborative work by amateur and professional astronomers has helped to resolve a long-standing misunderstanding about the composition of Jupiter's clouds. Instead of being formed of ammonia ice ...