Scientists Find Rings of Jupiter Are Shaped in Shadow Scientists from the University of Maryland and the Max-Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Germany appear to have solved a long-standing mystery about the cause of anomalies in Jupiter's gossamer rings.
Novel spots found on Jupiter Besides displaying the most spectacular volcanic activity in the solar system, Io causes auroras on its mother planet that are similar to the Northern Lights on Earth.
The mystery of Jupiter's jets uncovered At the end of March 2007, scientists all over the world observed with surprise and awe a rare change in the atmosphere of Jupiter. A giant perturbation occurred amongst its clouds and two extremely bright storms erupted in the middle latitudes of the ...
Internal Heat Drives Jupiter's Giant Storm Eruption Detailed analysis of two continent-sized storms that erupted in Jupiter's atmosphere in March 2007 shows that Jupiter's internal heat plays a significant role in generating atmospheric disturbances.
Saturn Does the Wave in Upper Atmosphere Two decades of scrutinizing Saturn are finally paying off, as scientists have discovered a wave pattern, or oscillation, in Saturn's atmosphere only visible from Earth every 15 years.
NASA Cassini Significant Events 04/23/08 - 04/29/08 The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Tuesday, April 29, from the Madrid, Spain, tracking complex. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally.
NASA Spacecraft Tracks Raging Saturn Storm As a powerful electrical storm rages on Saturn with lightning bolts 10,000 times more powerful than those found on Earth, the Cassini spacecraft continues its five-month watch over the dramatic events.
NASA Cassini Significant Events 04/16/08 - 04/22/08 The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Tuesday, April 22, from the Goldstone, California,tracking complex. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally.
NASA Cassini Image: Pulling Away Prometheus -- lit partly by direct sunlight and partly by saturnshine -- pulls at material in the inner portion of the F ring. Saturnshine is sunlight reflected by the Ringed Planet, which often brightens the night sides of Saturn's moons.
NASA Cassini Image: F Ring Informants Ever-changing kinks and wiggles define Saturn's dynamic F ring. The evolution of F-ring features like those seen here are of interest to ring scientists because they reveal a great deal about the processes shaping the ring's structure.
