Planets

Mariner 3
Mariner 4
Mars
Planets
The Solar System
A model of the Mariner-C spacecraft seems to float in the darkness of space in this photo from a June 1964 Conference on New Technology at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. Mariner-C and Mariner-D were identical spacecraft designed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to fly by Mars and photograph the Martian surface. Mariner-C was […]
Posted November 28, 2023
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Exoplanets
Goddard Space Flight Center
Planets
Scientists are following neon signs in a search for clues to one planetary system’s future and the past of another – our own solar system.
Posted November 15, 2023
Juno
Europa
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jupiter
Jupiter Moons
Planets
The Solar System
The finding offers deeper insights into the long-debated internal structure of the gas giant. Gravity data collected by NASA’s Juno mission indicates Jupiter’s atmospheric winds penetrate the planet in a cylindrical manner, parallel to its spin axis. A paper on the findings was recently published in the journal Nature Astronomy.
Posted November 9, 2023
Hubble Space Telescope
Jupiter
Planets
The Solar System
This newly released image from the NASA Hubble Space Telescope shows the planet Jupiter in a color composite of ultraviolet wavelengths. Released in honor of Jupiter reaching opposition, which occurs when the planet and the Sun are in opposite sides of the sky, this view of the gas giant planet includes the iconic, massive storm called the […]
Posted November 3, 2023
James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)
Goddard Space Flight Center
Jupiter
Planetary Science
Planets
The Solar System
Narrow jet stream near equator has winds traveling 320 miles per hour NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered a new, never-before-seen feature in Jupiter’s atmosphere. The high-speed jet stream, which spans more than 3,000 miles (4,800 kilometers) wide, sits over Jupiter’s equator above the main cloud decks.
Posted October 19, 2023
Perseverance (Rover)
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mars
Mars Sample Return (MSR)
Planets
The Solar System
The six-wheeled geologist spotted the twister as part of an atmospheric exploration of Jezero Crater. The lower portion of a Martian dust devil was captured moving along the western rim of Mars’ Jezero Crater by NASA’s Perseverance rover on Aug. 30, 2023, the 899th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The video, which was […]
Posted September 29, 2023
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