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Jupiter might be having a change of heart. Literally. New simulations suggest that Jupiter's rocky core has been liquefying, melting, and mixing with the rest of the planet's innards. With this ...
Jupiter is about to go under the microscope, sort of. When NASA's Juno spacecraft reaches orbit around Jupiter on July 4, it will embark on a nearly 20-month study of the giant planet. So what ...
Jupiter is known for its massive storms, but trying to peer inside them requires teamwork by the Juno spacecraft, the Hubble Space Telescope and the ground-based Gemini North telescope in Hawaii.
Inside Jupiter We take a peek inside the studio that's making Spectrobes. It seems that every Japanese game company has some sort of silly rumor associated with it.
Recent flybys of the fiery world refute a leading theory of its inner structure—and reveal how little is understood about ...
Deep inside Jupiter, hydrogen turns into a liquid called “liquid metallic hydrogen,” which acts like a metal. This helps create Jupiter’s strong magnetic field.
Inside Jupiter: Layers of Mystery. Despite this significant advancement, many questions remain about Jupiter's deep interior. Past missions like Galileo and Juno revealed complex internal layers, ...
LITTLETON, Colo. — I've never been so close to something that is going so far away. The Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft is entering a series of vital tests before its planned liftoff aboard an ...
Jupiter is a bright enigma in our Solar System, with 2.5 times the mass of all the other planets combined, the oldest age by far, and a composition that some argue is closer to a star than a ...