The Amalthea group Within the orbit of Jupiter’s innermost large moon, Io, are four smaller moons:…
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How layoffs at JPL can be traced to a…
What happened? On Feb. 6, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Director Laurie Leshin announced layoffs of…
Cool and mysterious | The Planetary Society
Uranus is full of mystery. The distant ice giant is one of the Solar System’s lesser-explored…
Happy Perihelion! | The Planetary Society
It’s been a big year here at The Planetary Society. To recap the highlights, listen to…
How do we see the surface of Venus from space?
The maps that Magellan generated are still the most detailed in existence — although other missions…
What are Jupiter’s Galilean moons?
Like Io, Europa orbits close to Jupiter and has sizable moons orbiting beyond it. The resulting…
Laser pointer + cat = science
Learn why NASA got a cat to chase a laser pointer, see the Uranus system like…
China’s plans for outer Solar System…
China has been busy exploring the inner Solar System in recent years. Their first independent interplanetary…
How did Earth get its water?
Was Earth born with its water? Earth was born about 4.54 billion years ago, after our…
Alien clouds and those that peer through them
When it comes to peering through clouds, JWST is a pro. The space telescope’s infrared cameras…