Jupiter - NASA Science
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, and the largest in the solar system – more than twice as massive as the other planets combined.
Jupiter Facts - Science@NASA
Discovered in 1979 by NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft, Jupiter's rings were a surprise. The rings are composed of small, dark particles, and they are difficult to see except when backlit by the Sun. Data from the Galileo spacecraft indicate that Jupiter's ring system may be formed by dust kicked up as interplanetary meteoroids smash into the giant planet's small innermost moons.
Solar System Exploration - NASA Science
The solar system has one star, eight planets, five dwarf planets, at least 290 moons, more than 1.3 million asteroids, and about 3,900 comets.
Saturn - NASA Science
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun, and the second largest in the solar system. It’s surrounded by beautiful rings.
Juno - NASA Science
Juno completed its primary mission by mid-2021, offering revelations about Jupiter’s interior structure, atmosphere (including polar cyclones, deep atmosphere, and auroras), and magnetosphere – the vast region around the planet influenced …
Moons of Jupiter - Science@NASA
Jupiter has between 80 and 95 moons, but neither number captures the complexity of the Jovian system of moons, rings, and asteroids.
Voyager at Jupiter - NASA Science
Apr 10, 2024 · Voyager at Jupiter. Photography of Jupiter began in January 1979, when images of the brightly banded planet already exceeded the best taken from Earth.
Elara - NASA Science
Discovery Elara was discovered on Jan. 5, 1905 by Charles Dillon Perrine in photographs taken with the Crossley 36-inch (0.9 meter) reflector of the Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton at the University of California, San Jose. Overview Elara is the eighth largest moon of Jupiter. With a mean radius of 26.7 miles (43 km) assuming […]
James Webb Space Telescope - NASA Science
Dec 25, 2021 · Webb's Science Goals. The James Webb Space Telescope is a giant leap forward in our quest to understand the Universe and our origins. Webb is examining every phase of cosmic history: from the first luminous glows after the Big Bang to the formation of galaxies, stars, and planets to the evolution of our own solar system.
About the Planets - Science@NASA
About the Planets. The solar system has eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. There are five officially recognized dwarf ...