Space SpaceX Will Launch NASA's Spacecraft for Europa Clipper Mission in 2024 NASA and Elon Musk's SpaceX will launch a mission to Europa, the icy satellite of the largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter, in October 2024. The agency selected SpaceX as the contractor and will pay the company $178 million to launch the mission.
Space NASA Published New Images of Jupiter Captured in Different Wavelengths The photos of the gas giant were taken in the infrared, ultraviolet, and visible ranges. All three observations were made at the same time on January 11, 2017, which allowed them to interactively compare cloud images.
Space Astronomers Record Stratospheric Winds on Jupiter for the First Time It is impossible to measure wind speed in the stratosphere of a planet using the cloud tracking method, since there are no clouds there. However, scientists have managed to find an alternative way to do that.
Space NASA Extends Its Missions to Explore Mars and Jupiter The missions of the two spacecraft were extended after external inspection of their scientific performance.
Space NASA’s Probe Took a Photo of the “Christmas Star” This event is marked by two giant gas planets – Jupiter and Saturn – getting so close in the sky that they appear to meld into one bright object.
