does jupiter have an atmosphere - 21 matching articles

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  There's a goblin lurking on the outskirts of our solar system

  And it could help prove the existence of Planet Nine.

  ... know about, like Neptune and Jupiter, that these larger bodies influence ... enough to have a substantial atmosphere,” he says. The spooky title ...

  By Kat Eschner
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  Here's what we had to say about Voyager 1 when it launched 41 years ago

  From the Popular Science archives.

  ... planet Mercury. And it has an atmosphere. "We don't know much about ... will reach both Jupiter and Saturn first. If it does its job ...
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  Before Jupiter got huge, it had a pretty messed up childhood

  Pebbles and planetesimals pummeled the planet's early surface

  ... University. Complicating the story of Jupiter's growth were analyses of meteorites ... in the form of an atmosphere. If the atmosphere is heated, its cooling ...

  By Charles Q. Choi
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  This giant exoplanet's atmosphere teems with glowing hot atoms of titanium and iron

  And you thought this summer was hot

  ... , which is about 2.8 times Jupiter's mass, orbits its star roughly ... researchers an exceptional opportunity to analyze the ingredients of their atmospheres. When ...

  By Charles Choi
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  You have questions about the Perseid meteor shower. We have answers.

  Shower your friends with meteor facts.

  ... back to 36 CE.So where does this meteor shower come from ... with atmospheres definitely experience meteor showers, including Venus, Mars, and Mercury. Jupiter ...

  By Mary Beth Griggs
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  In a shocking turn of events, lightning strikes on Jupiter look a lot like our own

  The lightning struck more than twice.

  ... of itself is an astrophysical embodiment of chaos, with an atmosphere teeming with ... rates of terrestrial lightning strikes. Jupiter, instead, radiates twice as much ...

  By Neel V. Patel
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  Scientists finally confirm that Uranus is surrounded by fart clouds

  But the cold would kill you before the smell did.

  ... question of what made Jupiter turn into Jupiter and what made Uranus ... the negative 200 degrees Celsius atmosphere made of mostly hydrogen, helium ...

  By Rachel Feltman
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  This entourage of weirdos hangs out in Earth's cosmic neighborhood

  Don't you want to meet them?

  ... dust and debris into the atmosphere, decorating the night sky with ... And don't even start on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. They've ...

  By Mary Beth Griggs
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  Cassini will plunge into Saturn and pull our heartstrings with it

  Requiem for a machine.

  ... before it disintegrates in Saturn's atmosphere. That radio silence will mark ... will study a moon of Jupiter, bypassing Saturn. While there are ...

  By Mary Beth Griggs
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  This giant exoplanet has a glowing atmosphere

  You can't see it—but Hubble can.

  ... , not a distant "hot Jupiter." So why does WASP-121b have a stratosphere ... that out. Although understanding exoplanet atmospheres won't necessarily help us understand ...

  By Aparna Nathan
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  These hot robots will help us find life on icy moons

  Heat and drills will help us probe for alien microbes

  ... Most have no atmosphere, and many are covered in an icy sheath ... Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Yet Jupiter's Europa and the Saturnian moon ...

  By Kate Baggaley
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  Dazzling light show spotted on Uranus

  Your aurora is showing

  ... gas atoms in the upper atmosphere, which then give off light. ... well: some aurora flare-ups on Jupiter are likely caused by violent ...

  By Rachel Feltman
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  The dwarf planet Ceres may be capable of supporting life

  Dawn spacecraft discovers organic materials on its surface

  ... asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The findings are reported today ... has only a very thin atmosphere, and the temperature on its ...

  By Sarah Fecht
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  Why You Should Be Really Excited That Juno is at Jupiter

  ... planet's poles, and confirmed that Jupiter does have very scant rings. This ... between its interior, atmosphere and magnetosphere. It's an in-depth study that will ...

  By Amy Shira Teitel
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  How The Juno Spacecraft Will Survive Jupiter's Devastating Radiation

  It starts orbiting the deadly planet in July

  ... , to get this close to Jupiter.” Where Does The Radiation Come From ... a small gap between the atmosphere and these intense radiation belts. ...

  By Sarah Fecht
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  Could Foods Taste Better On Other Planets Than They Do On Earth?

  Piping hot Jupiter fries, please!

  ... same,” says Wieger Wamelink, an ecologist who does research in collaboration with ... the pressure of a planet's atmosphere. In particular, a bubbly beverage ...

  By Jamie Flook
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  Pluto Has An Atmosphere, Moons, And Maybe Geological Activity. Can We Call It A Planet Now?

  Short answer: It depends who you ask

  ... , even though Pluto has moons, an atmosphere, and a dynamic surface, the ... a big difference, Saturn and Jupiter are 9.5 and 11 times ...

  By Sarah Fecht
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  Pluto And Ceres May Become Planets Again Soon

  This year's missions to the outer solar system are set to shake up the planetary family tree

  ... sub-surface liquid ocean layer, like Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon ... , Kerberos and Styx. It has an atmosphere that expands and contracts as ...
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  Inside The 'Europa Clipper' Mission That NASA Is Planning To Send Past Jupiter

  Jupiter's moon is the best candidate for finding extraterrestrial life; here's how we're going to get there

  ... —notably, its constant radiation bath. Jupiter bombards Europa with intense radiation ... spectrometer to sniff out Europa's atmosphere, and an infrared spectrometer to study ...

  By Loren Grush
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  We're About To Visit A Tiny Planet In The Asteroid Belt For The First Time

  The Dawn spacecraft arrives at Ceres this March, and it could be the most surprising space mission in decades

  ... features from above, such as an atmosphere or "cryovolcanoes" that spew frozen ... large gap between Mars and Jupiter. Bode's law predicted a planet ...

  By Sarah Fecht
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  Is NASA Going To Let The Hubble Telescope Burn Up?

  With no plans for future upgrades, the telescope faces a fiery end

  ... , everything changed. The disaster put an intense spotlight on all subsequent ... satellite. So when it does enter the atmosphere, some of its pieces ...

  By Loren Grush
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  New Features Of Jupiter's Great Red Spot Revealed In 4K Video

  A portrait of the planet in high-resolution

  ... ”Scientists haven't seen anything like Jupiter's wave since Voyager 2 flew ... can be seen in Earth's atmosphere when cyclones are forming. During ...

  By Sarah Fecht
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  NASA Just Released Even More Awesome Interplanetary Travel Posters

  Here's the whole collection

  Yesterday we posted about three awesome new posters commissioned by NASA. Well, it turns out the agency had more up its sleeves. The gallery above contains the whole collection, including a few exoplanet posters that ...

  By Sarah Fecht
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  Radio Waves Provide Rare Glimpse Inside Jupiter's Atmosphere

  Tuning in to the turbulence

  ... picture of ammonia gas in Jupiter's atmosphere, which reveals upward and downward ... , and dangerous radiation belts, is an incredibly difficult planet to study ...

  By Mary Beth Griggs