“New views of Jupiter” showcases swirling clouds on giant planet
Members of NASA’s Juno mission team, some of the world’s leading observers of Jupiter, and citizen scientists from across the globe are attending a workshop ‘New Views of Jupiter: Pro-Am Collaborations during and beyond the NASA Juno Mission’ at the Royal Astronomical Society in London on 10-11 May. JunoCam images presented at the meeting by […]
What’s happening in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere down at the equator?
The northern and southern lights of Jupiter are a vibrant and dynamic phenomena, generated by a complex array of mechanisms that create the most powerful aurora in the solar system. There are many aspects of the Jovian aurora which remain to be discovered – something Juno will reveal during it’s time at Jupiter – but […]
Juno and the University of Leicester
The University of Leicester has a long history of involvement in cutting edge space and planetary research spanning more than five decades – a Leicester-built instrument has been operating in space every single year since 1967, and Leicester scientists and engineers have played vital roles in missions with many different space agencies, including NASA, […]
Introducing Leicester’s Juno Team
No matter where you look in the fields of astronomy and planetary science, humankind’s exploration of our Solar System’s largest planet has been a centrepiece for new discoveries and new insights into our place in the universe. What shaped the architecture of our Solar System, allowing the formation of rocky terrestrial worlds close to […]
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