Hacker News with Generative AI: Jupiter

NASA's Europa Clipper: Miles Down, Instruments Deploying (nasa.gov)
Headed to Jupiter’s moon Europa, the spacecraft is operating without a hitch and will reach Mars in just three months for a gravity assist.

Space Exploration, NASA, Jupiter, Europa, Gravity Assist

165 points by rbanffy 60 days ago | 61 comments

New images of Jupiter (missionjuno.swri.edu)
This is where we post raw images from JunoCam. We invite you to download them, do your own image processing, and we encourage you to upload your creations for us to enjoy and share.

Space Exploration, Astronomy, Jupiter, Images

483 points by 0xFACEFEED 84 days ago | 79 comments

The Mission to Jupiter's Europa Launches Today (bbc.com)
A spacecraft that will hunt for signs of alien life on one of Jupiter’s icy moons has blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Space Exploration, Jupiter, Europa, Alien Life

5 points by eps 107 days ago | 1 comments

NASA okays mission to search for life on Jupiter's moon Europa (nature.com)
After decades of dreaming of Jupiter’s moon Europa — and the vast ocean that probably lies beneath its icy surface — scientists are now weeks away from sending a spacecraft there.

Space Exploration, Jupiter, Europa, Moons, Science

4 points by gmays 139 days ago | 0 comments

NASA clears Europa Clipper mission for Oct. 10 despite Jupiter radiation worries (space.com)

Space Exploration, NASA, Jupiter, Missions, Radiation

5 points by bookofjoe 141 days ago | 0 comments

New data on radiation show missions to Jupiter's moon Europa are possible (phys.org)

Space Exploration, Jupiter, Europa, Radiation

10 points by miohtama 160 days ago | 1 comments

NASA's $5B Europa Clipper mission may not be able to handle Jupiter's radiation (space.com)

Space Exploration, Jupiter, NASA, Science, Radiation

12 points by belter 200 days ago | 1 comments

The Origin of Jupiter's Great Red Spot (arxiv.org)

Jupiter, Astronomy, Science, Planetary Science

48 points by belter 220 days ago | 8 comments

New telescope images of Jupiter's moon Io rival those from spacecraft (phys.org)