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JWST uncovers unexpected behavior in polar lights on Jupiter, while a Mars rover captures the first image of an aurora.
Wausau Pilot & Review Central Wisconsin skywatchers can expect a visually rich week from May 16 to 23, with deep-sky targets, ...
NASA's Europa Clipper, en route to Jupiter’s moon Europa, captured infrared images of Mars during a gravity-assist flyby to ...
Thursday, May 22 The Moon hangs near Saturn and Neptune in the early-morning sky, and it’s best to catch them earlier rather ...
The curious minds at What If investigate how Earth could become trapped in Jupiter's gravitational grip, altering our fate.
If an atmosphere is gaseous, it doesn't mean it's featureless and well mixed. In fact, Jupiter's atmosphere has structures scientists are still learning about.
What is so spectacular about this Martian aurora discovery, considering that scientists have captured and reported several ...
The lights are similar to the auroras seen on Earth but are “hundreds of times brighter than those seen on Earth." ...
This week, an old astronomical controversy is renewed as researchers present new evidence for a hidden "Planet X" in our ...
Scientists have uncovered fascinating new details about the internal structures of both the moon and the asteroid Vesta using ...
NASA believes that the month of May brings visibility to four planets, a new star from a nova, a chance of meteor showers and ...
Jupiter’s auroras sparkle with mystery — and Webb just uncovered a cosmic riddle scientists didn’t see coming.