io9
mega geophysics
Posts Tagged “
jupiter
”
mega geophysics
jupiter
Jupiter Has Come Down With a Case of Chicken Pox
Jupiter seems to be sprouting lots of Red Spots these days. Of course the original gangsta, the multiple Earth-sized Great Red Spot has been around for just about four centuries. But back in 2006 Red Spot Jr. appeared and as this picture shows, researchers have just observed a third spot west of big daddy. What's causing the outbreak? Engineer Phil Marcus of the University of California, Berkeley thinks climate change is to blame. More »
space porn
Saturn Thunderstorm Would Fry Earth in a Hurry
When other planets do storms, they do 'em right. The Cassini spacecraft snapped photos of this monster thunderstorm on Saturn that's been raging for five months now, each lightning bolt packing 10,000 times more juice than it's Earthly counterparts. Jupiter's still got the illest storm in the solar system with it's almost four-century old Great Red Spot, but Saturn's storm's not too shabby — it's that blotch down in the lower right-hand part of the planet. That bright spot just below the rings? That's Saturn's moon Tethys looking way bigger than it should because it's in the foreground, just to give you a rough sense of scale. (from NASA)
space porn
If you're wondering about the sunny view from the Oort Cloud, that vast sphere of debris that surrounds our solar system, here it is. As we told you yesterday, scientists now believe this remote, cold region might house another Earth-like planet. Only it would be frozen. Want to travel a little closer to the sun, and watch Jupiter rising over its frozen moon Europa?
More »
Dawn in the Oort Cloud
If you're wondering about the sunny view from the Oort Cloud, that vast sphere of debris that surrounds our solar system, here it is. As we told you yesterday, scientists now believe this remote, cold region might house another Earth-like planet. Only it would be frozen. Want to travel a little closer to the sun, and watch Jupiter rising over its frozen moon Europa?
More »
jupiter
Jupiter's Red Spot May Not Be A Storm After All
Missing the implied comedy and danger evident in its very name, scientists are studying the Giant Red Spot of Jupiter to see just what secrets it can share about its home planet, according to the Discovery Channel. The most recent interest in the eye comes following the discovery that, contrary to popular belief, it's actually one of the more calm parts of the atmosphere of the planet. Although, as Philip Marcus of the University of California explains, that's not to say that it's entirely benign. More »
astronomy
This image started out as a science illustration, then became science-fiction art. Artist Alan Gutierrez submitted this picture to the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, CA for its Gallileo Probe project. The painting shows the Gallileo Probe parachuting into Jupiter's atmosphere. When the JPL ended up not using the image, Gutierrez used it as the cover of Greg Bear's novel The Forge Of God. Gutierrez still worked with the JPL, illustrating its Venus Radar Mapper project. Image by Alan Gutierrez.
Space Capsule Parachutes Onto Jupiter
This image started out as a science illustration, then became science-fiction art. Artist Alan Gutierrez submitted this picture to the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, CA for its Gallileo Probe project. The painting shows the Gallileo Probe parachuting into Jupiter's atmosphere. When the JPL ended up not using the image, Gutierrez used it as the cover of Greg Bear's novel The Forge Of God. Gutierrez still worked with the JPL, illustrating its Venus Radar Mapper project. Image by Alan Gutierrez.
space porn
