Hubble Observations Shed New Light on Jupiter Collision . Was it a comet or an asteroid? ... Their initial findings, combined with results from other space-borne and ground-based telescopes, shed new light on Jupiter's atmospheric winds, its immense magnetic field, the mysterious dark debris from the impacts, and the composition of the doomed comet itself. ... Hubble's ultraviolet observations show the motion of very fine impact debris particles now suspended high in Jupiter's atmosphere. ...

... Galileo Probe . The Galileo spacecraft was designed to study Jupiter's atmosphere, satellites, and surrounding magnetosphere for two years. ... From there, Galileo will spend more than five years traveling to Jupiter, where it will become the first spacecraft to make direct measurements from an instrumented probe within Jupiter's atmosphere. ... This image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, shows the predicted site at which the Galileo Probe will enter Jupiter's atmosphere on December 7, 1995. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Space Flight . ... Posted on March 4, 2015 | 3 Comments Already the year 2015 is proving to be a great year for stargazing with planets, comets and meteorites gracing the skies but prepare for March as it brings a тАШmicro [ ] . Continue Reading.. ... Posted on December 5, 2014 | 4 Comments The December skies mark my favourite time of the year for stargazing. ... Posted on October 24, 2014 | ... Posted on September 26, 2014 | ...

... 2008 May 23 . Jupiter's Three Red Spots . ... Explanation: For about 300 years Jupiter's banded atmosphere has shown a remarkable feature to telescopic viewers , a large swirling storm system known as The Great Red Spot . ... For scale , the Great Red Spot has almost twice the diameter of planet Earth, making both new spots less than one Earth-diameter across. The newest red spot is on the far left (west), along the same band of clouds as the Great Red Spot and is drifting toward it. ...

... Jupiter s Three Red Spots . ... Explanation: For about 300 years Jupiter's banded atmosphere has shown a remarkable feature to telescopic viewers , a large swirling storm system known as The Great Red Spot . ... For scale , the Great Red Spot has almost twice the diameter of planet Earth, making both new spots less than one Earth-diameter across. The newest red spot is on the far left (west), along the same band of clouds as the Great Red Spot and is drifting toward it. ... Jupiter Moon Movie . ...

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