Chasing shadows at Jupiter
On July 17th, 11am-4pm, Leicester planetary scientists Dr. Tom Stallard and Dr. Henrik Melin were live-streaming observations of Ganymede as it passed over the face of Jupiter, using telescopes on the summit of Maunakea, Hawaii. This observation is expected to give us vital new insights into how Jupiter’s extreme upper atmosphere changes as the […]
First Juno science results supported by University of Leicester’s Jupiter ‘forecast’
Astronomers publish predictions of planetary phenomena on Jupiter that informed spacecraft’s arrival. New observations about the extreme conditions of Jupiter’s weather and magnetic fields by University of Leicester astronomers have contributed to the revelations and insights coming from the first close passes of Jupiter by NASA’s Juno mission, announced today (25 May). The astronomers from […]
The First 150 Days of Juno
Back in July, there was much fanfare surrounding the successful arrival of the Juno spacecraft at Jupiter. A near-perfect engine firing had placed the solar-powered spacecraft into just the right orbit, with the promise of great things to come. Juno’s science goals are fourfold: explore the origins, interior structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere of this […]
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