New Discovery Reveals the True Composition of Jupiter’s Clouds
Jupiter’s famous clouds aren’t ammonia ice but a murky mix of chemicals, sitting lower in the atmosphere than expected. For years, astronomers believed that Jupiter’s upper clouds — responsible for it ...
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New Images From The Hubble Space Telescope Reveal Unexpected Behavior From Jupiter’s Giant Red Spot
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, and the most famous aspect of this gas giant (other than its size) is the ...
Why do people look into space with telescopes but not binoculars?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Why do people use telescopes to look into space ...
7 stunning images of Moon captured by NASA
Earth's Moon: NASA's Galileo spacecraft took this image of Earth's Moon on Dec. 7, 1992, on its way to explore the Jupiter system in 1995-97. The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite.