Tag: "jupiter"

The Jupiter Opposition

The Jupiter Opposition

We're approaching the Opposition of Jupiter, the time when Earth passes between the Sun and Jupiter, making the Earth-Jupiter distance its smallest.

 
Ben Burress

Post on Aug 27, 2010 by

Jumpin' Jupiter! Where Did the Galileans Go?

Jumpin' Jupiter! Where Did the Galileans Go?

Had Galileo spied the planet Jupiter with his telescope 400 years ago on a night such as a couple of Thursdays ago, would the history of modern astronomy have unfolded any differently?

 
Ben Burress

Post on Sep 11, 2009 by

Jupiter "Nuked" By Comet? (again)

Jupiter "Nuked" By Comet? (again)

An Earth-sized hole on Jupiter! What happened?

 
Ben Burress

Post on Jul 31, 2009 by