When To See A Dramatic ‘Planet Parade’ This Week As Worlds Align
Topline Five worlds — Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — will arc across the pre-dawn sky all…
“Alien Aurora” – Scientists Spot Never-Before-Seen Plasma Waves in Jupiter’s Polar Lights
This image from NASA’s Juno spacecraft in 2016 shows the north polar region of Jupiter. The JunoCam obtained…
Juno Detected the Final Missing Auroral Signature from Jupiter’s Four Largest Moons
Jupiter hosts the brightest and most spectacular auroras in the Solar System. Near its poles, these shimmering lights…
Inside the massive storm bigger than Earth
Voyager 2’s observations transformed planetary science. For the first time, astronomers could study the Great Red Spot as…
Scientists Have Uncovered When Jupiter Was Born, Solving a Longstanding Mystery
New research reveals that Jupiter’s birth triggered high-speed collisions that created molten droplets preserved in meteorites, tiny time…
How To Finally See The ‘Planet Parade’ This Weekend
Topline If you have yet to see late summer’s “planet parade,” this weekend brings a great chance. Mercury…
A Physicist Wants to Turn Jupiter’s Largest Moon Into a Gigantic Dark Matter Detector
When searching for the unknown, classic physics wisdom holds that a bigger detector boosts the chances of discovery.…
See A Six-Planet ‘Parade’ On Tuesday As Mercury Becomes Visible
Topline The “planet parade” happening all week will enter its most photogenic phase on Tuesday, Aug. 19, as…
When And Where To See It By A Crescent Moon
Topline The “planet parade” — mistakenly being called an alignment by many — continues on Monday, Aug. 18,…
When And Where To See It By A Crescent Moon
Topline Early risers are this week being treated to the sight of a “planet parade” in the eastern…