News Archive / Tagged: Jupiter

• NASA’s Lucy spacecraft may have a solar array problem

  Derek RichardsonOctober 18th, 2021

  In an update, NASA said one of the two circular solar arrays on the Lucy spacecraft bound for Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids may not have fully latched during deployment.

• NASA’s Lucy mission begins journey to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids

  Theresa CrossOctober 16th, 2021

  NASA’s Lucy mission to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids has begun with a launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.

• Lucy probe launching to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids this month

  Laurel KornfeldOctober 1st, 2021

  Lucy, the first spacecraft to explore Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, has completed eight weeks of preparation ahead of its planned Oct. 16 launch.

• NASA’s Lucy Trojan asteroid spacecraft arrives in Florida

  Cullen DesforgesAugust 10th, 2021

  NASA’s first spacecraft to explore Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, Lucy, has arrived in Florida in advance of its October 2021 launch.

• Europa Clipper mission to launch atop a Falcon Heavy

  Michael McCabeJuly 28th, 2021

  After years of debating on a launch vehicle Europa Clipper spacecraft, NASA has selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy for the mission to Jupiter’s icy moon.

• Finding life on Europa requires drilling to its subsurface ocean

  Laurel KornfeldJuly 24th, 2021

  A future mission seeking signs of life on Jupiter's moon Europa will likely require drilling into its global subsurface ocean, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Astronomy.

• Data shows Jupiter’s magnetic field changes over time

  Laurel KornfeldMay 21st, 2019

  Jupiter's internal magnetic field undergoes changes over time, NASA's Juno orbiter confirmed after recent science flybys of the giant planet.

• Prototype high-gain antenna being tested for Europa Clipper

  Laurel KornfeldApril 3rd, 2019

  A prototype high-gain antenna that will transmit data for NASA's Europa Clipper mission is being tested at an indoor electromagnetic testing facility.

• ULA tapped to begin NASA mission to Jupiter’s trojan asteroids

  Joe LatrellFebruary 2nd, 2019

  NASA's Launch Services Program announced Feb. 1 that the agency's Lucy asteroid mission would be sent to space using an Atlas V rocket.

• Juno snaps photo of two giant storms

  Jim SharkeyJanuary 24th, 2019

  NASA's Juno spacecraft captured an image of two massive storms in Jupiter's turbulent southern hemisphere during its most recent close pass.

• Mission to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids given the go ahead

  Jason RhianOctober 31st, 2018

  NASA's missions to the largest planet in our solar system, Jupiter, have focused on the giant gas planet itself. This could soon change as the space agency has just given the go ahead for the development of a spacecraft designed to study tiny bodies that travel alongside the "king of the planets."

• Juno spacecraft snaps stunning image of Jovian swirls

  Jim SharkeyOctober 10th, 2018

  Juno has discovered stunning patterns in Jupiter's cloud tops - as well as some unusual and hard to find features.

• Map depicting radiation on Europa could help direct upcoming missions

  Laurel KornfeldJuly 27th, 2018

  Jupiter's moon Europa, which likely hosts a global subsurface ocean, is one of the most promising locations for finding microbial life beyond Earth in our solar system. However, its parent planet, Jupiter, bombards the moon with radiation that could seriously diminish its habitability.

• Juno may have found new volcano on Jupiter’s moon Io

  Laurel KornfeldJuly 17th, 2018

  A new heat source detected near the south pole of Jupiter's moon Io may be the site of a previously undiscovered volcano, according to researchers working with data returned by NASA's Juno spacecraft.

• James Webb Space Telescope to study Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

  Laurel KornfeldJune 26th, 2018

  When NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) launches in May 2020, one of its first targets is expected to be Jupiter's Great Red Spot, a large storm believed to have been active on the giant planet for more than 350 years.