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  • Stunning New Pics of Jupiter's Hellish Moon Snapped From Earth's Surface

    06/06/2024 9:26:08 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 13 replies
    Science Alert ^ | June 05, 2024 | MATT WILLIAMS, UNIVERSE TODAY
    The Jovian moon Io as seen by the New Horizons spacecraft. The mission's camera caught a view of one of this moon's volcanos erupting. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio) The Large Binocular Telescope (LBT), located on Mount Graham in Arizona and run by the University of Arizona, is part of the next generation of extremely large telescopes (ELTs). With two primary mirrors measuring 8.4 m (~27.5 ft), it has a collecting area slightly greater than that of a 30-meter (98.4 ft) telescope. With their resolution, adaptive optics, and sophisticated instruments, these telescopes are expected to probe deeper...
  • Jupiter will get so close to Earth this month its largest moons will be visible with binoculars

    06/05/2019 7:25:41 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 57 replies
    cbs ^ | June 5, 2019 / | Danielle Garrand
    NASA has a message for space lovers this month: Look up. The largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter, will be clearly visible June 10 — and to see its biggest moons you'll only need to grab a pair of binoculars. NASA said the gas giant is at its "biggest and brightest this month" and will be visible all night. The planet will reach opposition, the annual occurrence when the Jupiter, Earth and the Sun are arranged in a straight line, with Earth in the center. So, mark your calendars for Monday, as it will be the best time of...
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Io's Surface: Under Construction

    08/03/2013 10:20:09 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 28 replies
    NASA ^ | August 04, 2013 | (see photo credit)
    Explanation: Like the downtown area of your favorite city and any self-respecting web site ... Io's surface is constantly under construction. This moon of Jupiter holds the distinction of being the Solar System's most volcanically active body -- its bizarre looking surface continuously formed and reformed by lava flows. Generated using 1996 data from NASA's Galileo spacecraft, this high resolution composite image is centered on the side of Io that always faces away from Jupiter. It has been enhanced to emphasize Io's surface brightness and color variations, revealing features as small as 1.5 miles across. The notable absence of impact...