November 2008 Top Stories
»» 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.
»» 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.