by rmil2k | Apr 21, 2024 | News
Back to Article List Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, with a diameter of 89,000 miles. Jupiter image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. Credit: NASA. Temperature: The average temperature at the top of clouds on Jupiter is –244° F (–153°...
by rmil2k | Apr 20, 2024 | News
NASA’s Juno spacecraft came within 1,500 km (930 miles) of the surface of Jupiter’s moon Io in two recent flybys. That’s close enough to reveal new details on the surface of this moon, the most volcanic object in the Solar System. Not only did Juno capture volcanic...
by rmil2k | Apr 20, 2024 | News
Agency 19/04/2024 368 views 8 likes ESA will work closely with the EU to use space to improve life on Earth, following an agreement signed today by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher (left) and the European Commission’s Director-General for Defence Industry and...
by rmil2k | Apr 20, 2024 | News
The four biggest moons of Jupiter aren’t just blurry smudges in Galileo’s telescope anymore.The Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei discovered Ganymede, Callisto, Europa and Io back in 1610, which explains why they’re called the Galilean moons....
by rmil2k | Apr 20, 2024 | News
An external pallet packed with old nickel-hydrogen batteries is pictured shortly after its release into space in 2021. Credit: NASA. Early last month, a hunk of metal crashed into a Florida home and tore through two floors before it punctured the floor, missing the...
