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Posted on April 3, 2025

Powerful solar winds squish Jupiter’s magnetic field ‘like a giant squash ball’

A massive solar windstorm in 2017 compressed Jupiter's magnetosphere "like a giant squash ball," a new study reports.
Posted on January 9, 2025

An amateur astronomer used an old technique to study Jupiter — and found something strange

The long-held assumption that Jupiter's iconic swirling clouds are made of frozen ammonia could be upended.
Posted on December 25, 2024

New thunderstorms wider than Earth are spewing out green lightning on Jupiter — and could make one of the gas giant’s massive bands disappear

A pair of massive thunderstorms have been spotted swirling in Jupiter's "South Equatorial Belt" and are likely unleashing massive bolts of green lightning. Some experts think the pale clouds could end up altering the rusty band's color — and potentially even making it "disappear."
Posted on November 16, 2017

We may know why Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is red instead of white

The gases in Jupiter's atmosphere should form white clouds, so why do they look red? Two teams have found different recipes for the red in the Great Red Spot
Posted on May 25, 2017

Jupiter’s Super-Weird Atmosphere Is Astonishing Scientists

Jupiter’s Super-Weird Atmosphere Is Astonishing Scientists
Jupiter's atmosphere defies all scientific expectations. The post Jupiter’s Super-Weird Atmosphere Is Astonishing Scientists appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on September 26, 2016

NASA Finds More Evidence of Water Plumes on Jupiter’s Moon Europa

NASA Finds More Evidence of Water Plumes on Jupiter’s Moon Europa
It's not aliens. Everyone calm the heck down. The post NASA Finds More Evidence of Water Plumes on Jupiter's Moon Europa appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on September 2, 2016

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Discovers Curiosities at Jupiter’s Poles

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Discovers Curiosities at Jupiter’s Poles
There are more sides to Jupiter than just that big red spot. The post NASA's Juno Spacecraft Discovers Curiosities at Jupiter’s Poles appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on July 5, 2016

NASA’s Juno Probe Just Made It Safely Into Jupiter’s Orbit

NASA’s Juno Probe Just Made It Safely Into Jupiter’s Orbit
If it didn't slow down enough, the probe would have gone right past Jupiter, missing its target. At just the right speed, it would sync up with Jupiter’s gravity. The post NASA's Juno Probe Just Made It Safely Into Jupiter's Orbit appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on July 4, 2016

Watch Live as Juno Enters Jupiter’s Orbit

Watch Live as Juno Enters Jupiter’s Orbit
After five years in space, the NASA spacecraft is finally arriving at Jupiter. The post Watch Live as Juno Enters Jupiter's Orbit appeared first on WIRED.
Posted on July 4, 2016

NASA Swears It Didn’t Mean to Interrupt Your July 4 Cookout

NASA Swears It Didn’t Mean to Interrupt Your July 4 Cookout
The space agency insists that the timing of Juno's insertion into Jupiter's orbit is just a matter of solar conjunctions and conflicting launch schedules. The post NASA Swears It Didn't Mean to Interrupt Your July 4 Cookout appeared first on WIRED.

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