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Dark object hurling comets at Earth
12-9-2010 |
14
A massive object four times the size of Jupiter could be lurking in the outer solar system.
Is Jupiter's lost stripe making a comeback?
11-15-2010 | 8
Jupiter's southern equatorial belt which disappeared in May is showing signs of a reappearance.
Two planets, two stars, one system
10-28-2010 | 0
Astronomers have discovered two Jupiter-like planets orbiting two close sister stars.
Jupiter to make closest approach to Earth
9-20-2010 | 8
The planet Jupiter will be particularly bright in the night sky during its closest approach this month.
Europa's ocean is rich in oxygen
5-31-2010 | 36
A new study has revealed that Jupiter's moon Europa is rich enough in oxygen to support millions of tons of fish.
Jupiter loses one of its stripes
5-14-2010 | 22
Jupiter has lost one of its distinctive red stripes and scientists are perplexed as to what happened to it.
Dual drill could be used on Europa
4-20-2010 | 10
A thermal drill is being developed to melt and drill down through the icy shell of Jupiter's moon Europa.
Europa's hidden secret: is there life out there ?
4-5-2010 | 14
Jupiter's moon Europa may seem like a barren ball of ice but underneath that shell could be oceans teeming with life.
Temperate planet found in distant solar system
3-18-2010 | 5
Astronomers have discovered a Jupiter sized exoplanet that resembles planets in our own solar system.
Jupiter's Great Red Spot reveals new secrets
3-18-2010 | 4
New thermal images of Jupiter's Great Red Spot have revealed new details of the solar system's greatest storm.
Space agencies plan Europa and Jupiter mission
3-9-2010 | 7
NASA and the European Space Agency have drawn up plans for a mission to Jupiter and Europa in 2020.
Searching for life on Europa
2-6-2010 | 5
Last year NASA and the European Space Agency announced plans for a joint effort to seek out life on Jupiter's moon Europa.
Pluto spacecraft crosses halfway mark
12-30-2009 |
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is the fastest manmade object ever built, taking only a year to move beyond Jupiter follo...
Is there fish-size life on Europa ?
11-20-2009 | 20
For years astrobiologists have speculated over the possibility that life could exist right now under the frozen crust of...
Finding life - Mars vs Europa
10-18-2009 | 4
When it comes to searching our solar system for signs of extraterrestrial life the planet Mars and Jupiter's icy moon Eu...
What (maybe) didn't kill the dinosaurs
10-4-2009 | 0
A new mechanism devised to explain how icy bodies from the Oort cloud get past Jupiter and Saturn has revealed that it i...
Is Europa our best chance for finding life ?
8-31-2009 | 7
NASA are investing over four billion dollars over the next decade to developing and launching a mission to Jupiter's icy...
Landing sites on Europa identified
8-26-2009 | 4
Scientists have been examining the images returned by the Galileo spacecraft in an attempt to identify potential sites t...
Mysterious bright spot found on Venus
8-3-2009 | 2
Astronomers are trying to determine the cause of a mysterious spot that has appeared on Venus. The spot was first observ...
Jupiter collision a warning call to Earth
7-24-2009 | 13
A large object has smacked in to Jupiter this weekend, the collision is the most significant observed since Shoemaker-Le...
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