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'Everything about Jupiter is extreme:' NASA learns more about gas giant, its volcanic moon
NASA scientists have sought to understand planet Jupiter, the gas giant whose mass is more than the rest of the planets in ...
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Cyclones on Jupiter and a moon with flowing magma: NASA Juno probe's latest discoveries are awesome
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/JPL–Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Image processing: Jackie Branc (CC BY) A flurry of new ...
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Moon to make closest jump over Jupiter for the year in night sky
A celestial leap is set to take place over two nights as the moon and Jupiter will appear to dance near to each other in the night sky. The crescent moon will appear "wafer thin" through the night ...
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May 2025: What’s in the sky this month? Jupiter and Mars shine in the evening, while more planets gather before dawn
On May 18, it stands 2° due north of Zeta (ζ) Tauri, with the faint Crab nebula (M1) 1.3 ... the Galilean moons. Io performs a transit with its shadow on May 4. Io reaches Jupiter’s eastern ...
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See a wafer-thin crescent moon leapfrog Jupiter this week
At this time, Jupiter can be seen as a bright magnitude-1.83 point of light shining in the constellation Taurus to the upper left of the crescent moon, while Mars will be visible higher in the ...