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An Amateur Astronomer Figured Out That Jupiter's Clouds Are Not Made Of Ammonia Ice
The findings help clarify how Jupiter's cloud layers and atmospheric dynamics work. The discovery was made by Dr. Steven Hill, an amateur astronomer based in Colorado. He recently showed that ...
Jupiter moon of Io is famed for its volcanoes. NASA just spotted the most powerful one yet
NASA officials said what Juno spotted was 'the most powerful volcanic event ever recorded on the most volcanic world in our ...
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An amateur astronomer used an old technique to study Jupiter — and found something strange
Scientists and amateur astronomers have teamed up to upend a long-held assumption that Jupiter's iconic swirling clouds are made of frozen ammonia — a pretty foundational revelation about the ...
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However, this paradigm has been overturned by ... Citizen Science Reveals That Jupiter's Colorful Clouds Are Not Made of Ammonia Ice Jan. 6, 2025 — Collaborative work by amateur and professional ...
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A long-standing Jupiter’s cloud mystery solved
A collaboration between amateur and professional astronomers has led to a major discovery about Jupiter's clouds, challenging ...
En route to Jupiter, Europa Clipper captures images of stars
Three months after its launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the agency's Europa Clipper has another 1.6 ...
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NASA's Juno spacecraft watches most powerful volcanic event ever seen on Jupiter's moon Io
"This is the most powerful volcanic event ever recorded on the most volcanic world in our solar system — so that's really ...