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Earth-sized alien planet gripped by widespread volcanism

An Earth-sized planet orbiting a dim star in our galactic neighborhood is offering some of the best evidence to date of volcanism beyond our solar system, with observations suggesting a rugged and rocky world tormented by constant eruptions.

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Volcanoes may carpet surface of newfound Earth-size exoplanet

A newfound exoplanet that lies 90 light-years from Earth may be studded with active volcanoes, whose emissions could sustain an atmosphere.

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Massive auroras in another solar system

A radiation belt 10 million times brighter than Jupiter's shines in a distant solar system

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Radiation belt seen beyond our solar system for the 1st time

The radiation belt around the ultracool dwarf star, located around 19 light-years from Earth, is doubled-lobed like the radiation belts around Jupiter — but it's 10 million times brighter.

Space

See Jupiter hide behind the moon during a lunar occultation early on May 17

Early in the morning on Wednesday, May 17, gas giant Jupiter and its four bright Galilean moons will pass behind a very thin crescent moon.

Space

NASA is keeping Voyager 2 going until at least 2026 by tapping into backup power

Engineers have bought the spacecraft's interstellar mission more time by using backup power from a safety mechanism. It means NASA no longer has to shut down one of its five scientific instruments.

WEKU

Ultraviolet Light Produces A Toxic Gas in This Planet's Hellish Atmosphere

The gas giant's atmosphere is full of water and carbon dioxide -- but it's also super-hot and laced with sulfur dioxide.

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Juice mission blasts off to Jupiter to look for signs of life

European Space Agency probe due to arrive in 2031 to scan icy moons and study Great Red Spot

The Guardian - UK

Europe successfully launches JUICE mission to study Jupiter's icy moons

JUICE, Europe's first-ever Jupiter mission, launched Friday morning (April 14) on an ambitious quest to unlock the secrets of the giant planet's icy ocean moons.

Space

The much-anticipated JUICE mission to Jupiter launches today. Here's what it might discover

Editor’s note (April 14 2023): The 13 April launch was postponed due to weather conditions, but the team will attempt another launch on 14 April at 10:14pm AEST. You can follow the launch live via ESA Web TV.

The Conversation

Scientists launch JUICE mission to explore Jupiter's icy moons

Could we discover conditions necessary for life outside the Earth in the solar system?

The Conversation

How to watch the launch of Europe's JUICE mission to Jupiter on April 14

Europe's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer mission is set to launch for its 8-year cruise to the solar system's largest planet on Friday at 8:14 EDT (1214 GMT) and you can watch it live via Space.com.

Space

What Lies Beneath the Ice of Jupiter's Moons? Two Missions Will Investigate

Europe's JUICE and NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will soon launch to Jupiter to study its icy and possibly habitable moons.

Inverse

Juice: the European space mission to find life on Jupiter’s moons

Mike Sori, assistant professor of planetary science at Purdue University explains how this week’s European Space Agency launch could be one of the most important in recent history.

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Why will it take Europe's JUICE spacecraft 8 years to get to Jupiter?

Europe's JUICE mission will launch on Thursday (April 13), but won't reach Jupiter until 2031. Why will it take so long?

The Conversation

Jupiter's moons hide giant subsurface oceans – two upcoming missions are sending spacecraft to see if these moons could support life

On April 13, 2023, the European Space Agency is scheduled to launch a rocket carrying a spacecraft destined for Jupiter. The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer – or JUICE – will spend at least three years on Jupiter’s moons after it arrives in 2031. In October 2024, NASA is also planning…

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ESA's Jupiter mission JUICE is not 'strong enough' to orbit potentially life-harboring Europa. Here's why

Europe's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) is setting out for an ambitious tour of Jupiter's moons. But it will only take a brief glimpse of the potentially life-harboring Europa. Here's why.

Space

Launch of Europe's 1st-ever Jupiter probe is just a week away

JUICE, Europe's first Jupiter mission, is scheduled to lift off from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana on April 13.

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Jupiter missions: Past, present and future

A rundown of every mission to Jupiter past to present, as well as the new ones on the horizon.

The Conversation

Four volcanic hotspots in the Solar System

Evidence for current volcanic activity on the planet Venus has recently made the news. But Venus is far from the only world beyond Earth to exhibit signs of volcanic activity.

Salon

Venus joins the active volcano club

Astronomers knew that Venus had dormant volcanoes. Now, observations suggest they could be spewing lava right now

Space

Europa Clipper: A complete guide to NASA's astrobiology mission

The Europa Clipper is NASA's mission to explore Jupiter's icy moon Europa. Explore the mission in more detail with our ultimate guide.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s like finding needles in a haystack’: the mission to discover if Jupiter’s moons support life

The European Space Agency’s Juice mission launches next month, flying closer to icy moons – including Ganymede, the solar system’s largest – than ever before

Inverse

Jupiter’s Radiation Creates a Spectacle 15 Times Brighter Than the Northern Lights

Jupiter is well known for its spectacular aurorae. But Ganymede, Io, Callisto, and Europa get quite the lightshows, too.

WEKU

Jupiter is coming its closest to Earth in decades

Jupiter will be some 367 million miles from Earth on Monday, the closest it's been since 1963. It coincides with Jupiter being on the opposite side of Earth from the sun — when it'll be its brightest.

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