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»» Radiation Capabilities for the Europa Jupiter System Mission - Request for Information
[Friday, April 24, 2009] The Government is seeking information regarding the state-of-technology, including radiation-hardened parts/components, services, facilities, and general expertise, which could prove useful to NASA and instrument providers in addressing the radiation chal
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»» NASA and ESA Prioritize Outer Planet Missions
[Wednesday, February 18, 2009] At a meeting in Washington last week, NASA and ESA officials decided to continue pursuing studies of a mission to Jupiter and its four largest moons, and to plan for another potential mission to visit Saturn's largest moon Titan and Enceladus.
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»» Helium rains inside jovian planets
[Monday, January 26, 2009] By determining the properties of hydrogen-helium mixtures in the interior of Saturn and Jupiter, physicists have determined the temperature at a given pressure when helium becomes insoluble in dense metallic hydrogen.
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»» Baby Jupiters Must Gain Weight Fast
[Monday, January 5, 2009] The planet Jupiter gained weight in a hurry during its infancy. It had to, since the material from which it formed probably disappeared in just a few million years, according to a new study of planet formation around young stars.
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»» Hubble Catches Jupiter's Largest Moon Going to the 'Dark Side'
[Saturday, December 20, 2008] NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has caught Jupiter's moon Ganymede playing a game of "peek-a-boo." In this crisp Hubble image, Ganymede is shown just before it ducks behind the giant planet.
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»» Europa does the wave to generate heat
[Friday, December 12, 2008] One of the moons in our solar system that scientists think has the potential to harbor life may have a far more dynamic ocean than previously thought.
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»» Observing Jupiter to understand Earth
[Friday, December 5, 2008] Magnetic substorms on Earth disrupt orbiting satellites, including telecommunication satellites and global positioning systems.
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»» New simulation indicates Jupiter has large, rocky core surrounded by layer of ice
[Wednesday, November 26, 2008] Jupiter has a rocky core that is more than twice as large as previously thought, according to computer calculations by a geophysicist who simulated conditions inside the planet on the scale of individual hydrogen and helium atoms.
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»» NASA Prepares for New Juno Mission to Jupiter
[Tuesday, November 25, 2008] NASA is officially moving forward on a mission to conduct an unprecedented, in-depth study of Jupiter. Called Juno, the mission will seek to understand its formation, evolution and structure.
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