Volcanoes on a moon of Jupiter erupted larger than Lake Superior
The acid yellow moon Io that orbits Jupiter may be less than 30% the size of Earth, but is considered the most volcanic body ...
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An interstellar visitor may have changed the course of 4 solar system planets, study suggests
An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...
Interstellar Visitor May Have Scrambled Our Solar System
The enormous visitor to our solar system may have been about 8 times the mass of Jupiter, and come nearly as close to the sun ...
Jupiter's Influence on Your Birth Chart
Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, signifies growth, luck, and higher learning in astrology. Its placement in a ...
An Asteroid Sample Just Changed What We Know About Life in Our Solar System
Two exciting new studies detail the life-supporting contents of a 4.3-ounce sample of the asteroid Bennu. The OSIRIS-REx ...
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How Many Planets Are in the Solar System?
The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...
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Volcanic eruption on Jupiter's moon Io released 6x more energy than all power plants on Earth
NASA’s Juno mission found Io’s biggest volcanic eruption ever. The explosion was stronger than all Earth’s power plants ...
NASA's Juno spacecraft watches most powerful volcanic event ever seen on Jupiter's moon Io
NASA's Juno spacecraft has spotted the most powerful volcanic eruption ever seen on the solar system's most volcanic body, ...
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Winter night sky spectacle: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn align in "planet parade"
In the depth of winter, a sweeping view of our solar system will glow in the night sky. In total six planets will be visible, ...
February is ‘a month of bright planets,’ NASA says in new skywatching update
NASA has shared details of what to look out for in the night sky this month, with the moon appearing alongside a parade of planets.
High-resolution observations shed more light on a peculiar brown dwarf system
Using the Keck Planet Imager and Characterizer (KPIC), astronomers have performed high-resolution spectroscopic observations ...
NASA detects an unprecedented volcanic eruption in the solar system: "It left us speechless"
One of Jupiter's moons known as Io is well known for its intense geological activity, as it has more than 400 active volcanoes, making it the most volcanically active body in the s ...