VLA teams up with Juno spacecraft to study Jupiter’s atmosphere, and ALMA reveals new details about Io’s volcanoes.
Tag: Jupiter Atmosphere
You can help scientists study the atmosphere on Jupiter
A new citizen science project, led by researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities with support from NASA, allows volunteers to help scientists learn more about the atmosphere on Jupiter, which gives new insight into weather patterns on our own planet.
Telescopes and Spacecraft Join Forces to Probe Deep into Jupiter’s Atmosphere
Thanks to the teamwork of the Hubble Space Telescope, the Gemini Observatory, and the Juno spacecraft, scientists are able to probe deep into Jupiter’s storm systems and investigate sources of lightning outbursts, map cyclonic vortices, and unravel the nature of enigmatic features within the Great Red Spot.
Rutgers Researchers Teach Lessons on Extraterrestrial Life in Local Elementary Schools
Each week, researchers with Rutgers ENIGMA teach astrobiology lessons to children in grades four through eight at McKinley Community School and Greater New Brunswick Charter School. Astrobiology is a relatively new interdisciplinary field that seeks to understand whether life arose elsewhere and whether we can detect it.