Amateur Astronomer Captures Video of Jupiter Being Hit by Space Object
JAKARTA – An amateur astronomer has just captured a video showing Jupiter being suddenly hit by a small space object. The amateur astronomy account at X, MASA Planetary Log posted a video of the crash that occurred on Aug. 28 at 12:45 a.m. ET, featuring footage showing brief bursts of light from Jupiter attributed to […]
Discovering Planets Larger than Jupiter: Exploring the Size and Mass of Exoplanets
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, is much smaller than many other exoplanets. One of the planets has been identified as having a much larger size than Jupiter. For information, Jupiter has a width of 11 times that of Earth. This makes the gas giant the largest planet known […]
The Largest Planets in the Universe: Beyond Jupiter’s Size
Macassar – The planet Jupiter holds the title as the largest planet in the solar system. It turns out that the size of Jupiter is nothing when compared to other monster planets in the universe. In addition to the array of planets in our solar system, there are other planets of various appearances and sizes […]
The Largest Exoplanets: Ranking the Monster Worlds Beyond our Solar System
Thursday, 17 August 2023 – 20:07 WIB LIVE Techno – Since astronomers first looked outside the solar system three decades ago to find exoplanets, the space objects likely vary widely in width and mass. But how big are these planets and what are the largest planets that we know of? Prior to 1992, when the […]
The Biggest Planet in the Universe: ROXs 42 Bb and Beyond
Jakarta – The universe has all kinds of interesting things from stars more than 2,000 suns in size to supermassive black holes that can rip apart celestial bodies. So far, the most massive knowledge known about the universe is around what is in our solar system, where Earth and other planets are located. But outside […]
Exploring Jupiter’s Atmosphere and Magnetic Field: The Juno Spacecraft’s Discoveries and Future Missions
NASA Captures Mysterious Green Flashes on Planet Jupiter In a groundbreaking discovery, NASA has captured mysterious green flashes on the planet Jupiter. The images were taken by the Juno spacecraft, which is specifically designed to penetrate thick clouds and investigate the structure, atmosphere, and magnetic field of the gas giant. Scientists hope that through investigations […]
Mysterious Lightning on Jupiter: NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Captures Astonishing Images
NASA Detects Mysterious Lightning Flashes on Jupiter Washington DC – NASA’s spacecraft, United States of America (US) or NASA, has managed to capture a flash of lightning burning within the swirling vortex on the surface of the planet Jupiter. The reason for the appearance of the lightning is still mysterious. As reported by CNN on […]
50-Year Anniversary of Pioneer 10: Surviving in Space for 3 Decades and Making Scientific Contributions
The probe was launched on March 2, 1972, using an Atlas-Centaur launch vehicle, and survived in the harsh space environment for over three decades, 25 of which were spent performing scientific tasks. The mission was only planned for 21 months At the same time, NASA originally planned the mission for only 21 months. Pioneer 10, […]
“Saturn Surpasses Jupiter with 145 Moons: New Discoveries by UBC Astronomers”
Jakarta – Jupiter’s predicate with the most moons was overthrown by Saturn. Scientists discover 62 new moons or satellites around Saturn which makes it a total of 145 moons! Jupiter was confirmed to have 95 moons after 12 of the newly discovered moons were officially recognized in December 2022. At that time Saturn was confirmed […]
“Ganymede: Jupiter’s Largest Moon and Target of ESA’s JUICE Mission”
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA—Ganymede is a moon of the Planet Jupiter. It is larger than Mercury and Pluto and only slightly smaller than Mars. At the moment Ganymede is the main target for the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Jupiter ice exploration mission (JUICE) which launched on April 14, 2023 at 08:14 EDT (12:14 GMT) which is expected […]