Tag: Jupiter
Exobiology: oxygen in the ocean of Europa, the moon of Jupiter?
At a time when the search for life elsewhere than on Earth will enter a new phase with the James Webb telescopeit is worth recalling that in the early 1980s,…
A second Trojan asteroid from Earth has been discovered
Each planet in the Solar System orbiting the Sun has Lagrange points, the most famous of which in the case of Earth is L2, where the James-Webb telescope is in…
The Moon approaching Jupiter
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Is Jupiter Pulling Space Debris Towards Earth?
Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, both in diameter and mass, and the fifth closest to the Sun. Research reveals that Jupiter’s gravity diverts space junk’s orbit…
Jupiter’s cyclones explained by ocean physics
Thanks to the images of Jupiter acquired by the Juno probe, a team of oceanographers has studied the forces that drive the polar cyclones of the giant planet. Since His…
The Moon approaching Jupiter
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How long does it take to reach each planet in the Solar System from Earth?
We are 41 million kilometers from Venus, 78 million kilometers from Mars and 4.3 billion kilometers from Neptune. How long did the different space probes take to reach the different…
Fluctuations on Jupiter look terribly like some seen on Earth
To reach Jupiter, it took the Juno probe about five years. From this distant world, it sends astronomers images that help them better understand the giant planet and its 80…