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August 25, 2025
Alien aurora: Researchers discover new plasma wave in Jupiter's aurora

Minneapolis MN (SPX) Aug 22, 2025
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have made a groundbreaking discovery by observing and analyzing the first new type of plasma wave in Jupiter's aurora. This research helps us understand "alien aurora" on other planets, which in turn teaches us more about how Earth's magnetic field protects us from the sun's harmful radiation. The research is published in Physical Review Letters, a peer-reviewed, multidisciplinary, high-impact scientific journal. The observation is based ... read more
Fresh twist to mystery of Jupiter's core
London, UK (SPX) Aug 22, 2025
The mystery at Jupiter's heart has taken a fresh twist - as new research suggests a giant impact may not have been responsible for the formation of its core. ... more
New Horizons begins record hibernation in Kuiper Belt
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 22, 2025
At 4:12 a.m. EDT on Aug. 7, mission controllers at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory confirmed that New Horizons had safely entered hibernation mode. The spacecraft, operating more than 5.7 b ... more
Jupiter core mystery not explained by giant planetary impact
London, UK (SPX) Aug 22, 2025
A new Durham University study challenges the idea that Jupiter's unusual dilute core was formed by a giant collision, overturning a leading explanation of the planet's interior structure. Jupi ... more
Webb telescope discovers a new Uranus moon
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 19, 2025
NASA scientists at the Southwest Research Institute discovered a 29th moon orbiting Uranus while using infrared detection through the James Webb Space Telescope. ... more
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Simulated ice volcanoes reveal how water behaves on distant moons
London, UK (SPX) Jul 30, 2025
Scientists have recreated the cryovolcanic conditions found on icy moons such as Europa and Enceladus, shedding light on how water behaves in near-vacuum environments. The research, led by a team fr ... more
China eyes Neptune for groundbreaking ice giant mission
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 25, 2025
China is preparing to push deeper into the solar system with an ambitious new phase in its deep space exploration program, including a Mars sample-return mission and a journey to Jupiter. Now, Chine ... more
JunoCam revived by onboard heat treatment just in time for Io flyby
Nashville TN (SPX) Jul 24, 2025
NASA's Juno spacecraft, currently orbiting Jupiter, narrowly salvaged its onboard JunoCam imager through a remote thermal repair maneuver executed in December 2023. The move, initiated from over 370 ... more
Fossil object 2023 KQ14 challenges Planet Nine theory with unique distant orbit
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
Subaru Telescope has uncovered a rare celestial object far beyond Pluto, offering new insights into the ancient history and structure of the outer Solar System. Discovered through the FOSSIL survey ... more
Rare Trans Neptunian Object Reveals Unexpected Orbital Dance with Neptune
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
A rare celestial body drifting far beyond Neptune, designated 2020 VN40, has been identified by astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard and Smithsonian as the first confirmed object t ... more
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UH Researchers Help Solve Uranus Heat Mystery
Houston TX (SPX) Jul 22, 2025
A new study led by University of Houston researchers, in collaboration with planetary scientists worldwide, suggests Uranus does have its own internal heat - an advance that not only informs NASA's ... more
Unexpected Dust Patterns Found on Uranus Moons Confound Scientists
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 12, 2025
Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope set out to detect radiation-induced surface changes on Uranus' largest moons but uncovered a different phenomenon altogether. The team had hypoth ... more
SwRI study shows Europa's icy surface constantly reshaping
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2025
A new investigation led by Dr. Ujjwal Raut at Southwest Research Institute highlights that Europa's icy surface is dynamic and continuously evolving. Recent experiments support James Webb Space Tele ... more
The hunt for mysterious 'Planet Nine' offers up a surprise
Paris (AFP) May 29, 2025
It's an evocative idea that has long bedevilled scientists: a huge and mysterious planet is lurking in the darkness at the edge of our solar system, evading all our efforts to spot it. ... more
Jupiter Was Formerly Twice Its Current Size and Had a Much Stronger Magnetic Field
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 22, 2025
Understanding Jupiter's early evolution helps illuminate the broader story of how our solar system developed its distinct structure. Jupiter's gravity, often called the "architect" of our solar syst ... more
SwRI Gathers First Ultraviolet Data from NASA's Europa Clipper Mission

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 19, 2025
The Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) aboard NASA's Europa Clipper, developed by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), has completed its initial commissioning phase following the spacecraft's October 14, 2024, launch. The mission aims to reach the Jovian system by 2030, where it will conduct numerous close flybys of the icy moon Europa, believed to harbor a subsurface ocean that could potentially support life. Europa-UVS is one of nine scientific instruments aboard the Europa Clipper, including an ... read more
Webb Uncovers New Mysteries in Jupiter's Aurora
Paris, France (SPX) May 13, 2025
The James Webb Space Telescope, a collaboration between NASA, ESA, and CSA, has provided fresh insights into the intense auroras that dance around Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System. Th ... more

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Juno reveals subsurface secrets of Jupiter and Io
Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 02, 2025
NASA's Juno mission has delivered unprecedented insights into the subsurface dynamics of both Jupiter and its volcanic moon, Io. The spacecraft's latest observations have unveiled the temperature st ... more
Planetary Alignment Provides NASA Rare Opportunity to Study Uranus
Hampton VA (SPX) Apr 23, 2025
When a planet's orbit brings it between Earth and a distant star, it's more than just a cosmic game of hide and seek. It's an opportunity for NASA to improve its understanding of that planet's atmos ... more
On Jupiter, it's mushballs all the way down
Berkeley CA (SPX) Apr 16, 2025
Imagine a Slushee composed of ammonia and water encased in a hard shell of water ice. Now picture these ice-encrusted slushballs, dubbed "mushballs," raining down like hailstones during a thundersto ... more
20 years of Hubble data reveals evolving weather patterns on Uranus
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 01, 2025
The ice giant Uranus, known for its peculiar sideways rotation, has revealed new atmospheric secrets thanks to a 20-year observational campaign using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. Through precise i ... more
NASA's Hubble Telescope May Have Uncovered a Triple System in the Kuiper Belt
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 10, 2025
A team of astronomers analyzing data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii has likely discovered a rare three-body system in the Kuiper Belt. If confirmed, this ... more
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