February stargazing is so special. Sure it’s cold but the extra special celestial jewels make it worth bundling up for. If you’re not already in the darker countryside, try to get out there. But ...
Jupiter’s swirling storms have concealed its true makeup for centuries, but a new model is finally peeling back the clouds.
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February 2026: What's in the sky this month? Jupiter continues to dominate the night; Mercury, Venus, and Saturn are visible
Mercury, Venus, and Saturn put on an early-evening display in the west, while Jupiter dominates the rest of the night.
The moon greets Jupiter two days ahead of its full moon phase on Feb. 1.
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Jupiter's moon Europa has an ice shell about 18 miles thick — and that could be bad news for alien life
Using data gathered by NASA's Juno Jupiter orbiter, scientists estimate that Europa's ice shell is about 18 miles thick — ...
New simulations suggest Jupiter holds far more water than once thought, reshaping ideas about how the largest planet formed.
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NASA's Juno spacecraft spots the largest volcanic eruption ever seen on Jupiter's moon Io
"What makes the event even more extraordinary is that it did not involve a single volcano, but multiple active sources." ...
Combined chemical and hydrodynamic modeling offers a powerful tool beyond Jupiter. Scientists can apply similar techniques to Uranus, Neptune, and gas rich exoplanets. Such planets remain difficult to ...
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