Jupiter

Could There Be Life On Europa?

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 08.04.2013 | UK Tech

An essential ingredient for life has been identified in abundant quantities on Jupiter's moon, Europa. Hydrogen peroxide is used by life forms as f...

GIF: Watch A Volcano Erupt On Jupiter's Moon Io

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 05.04.2013 | UK Tech

Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanically active world in the Solar System - but its volcanoes are in the wrong place. That's the conclusion of Na...

GIF: Watch A Volcano Erupt On Jupiter's Moon Io

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 05.04.2013 | UK Tech

Jupiter's moon Io is the most volcanically active world in the Solar System - but its volcanoes are in the wrong place. That's the conclusion of Na...

Alien World Is 'Seven Times Bigger Than Jupiter'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK Tech

An alien world seven times the size of Jupiter has been found in a distant star system. Astronomers detected clouds of carbon monoxide and water va...

Titan's 'Nile' Is A 250 Mile River Of Methane

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 13.02.2013 | UK Tech

A 400km river of methane discovered on Saturn's moon Titan has been dubbed a "miniature extraterrestrial version of the Nile river". The strange ri...

Boldly Go Where No Orchestra Has Gone Before

James Murphy | Posted 11.09.2012 | Home
James Murphy

As you walk through the museum's trove of wonders, above the models of rockets and mooncraft you hear orchestral music. It lures you upstairs to a free exhibit called Universe of Sound. Here you can experience classical music like never before.

Jupiter Has Two New Moons

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 11.08.2012 | UK Tech

Scientists have confirmed that one of two new moons recently discovered orbiting Jupiter is the smallest ever found. The tiny moon, helpfully but n...

Jupiter Juice Mission Approved For Launch

PA | Posted 03.07.2012 | UK Tech

Scientists from British universities including University College London and Leicester are to play a key role in a one billion euro (£812 million) sp...

£695 Million Jupiter Juice Mission Set To Launch

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 02.05.2012 | UK Tech

A mission to Jupiter is set to be approved tomorrow, when the European Space Agency meets in Paris. The Jupiter mission, which will cost £695 mil...

Venus And Jupiter Conjunction Separated By Just A Cat's Ears

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 14.03.2012 | UK Tech

As stargazers across the world held their collective breath to witness Jupiter and Venus cuddling up in the night sky, this charming snap shows just h...

Venus And Jupiter To Align In Spectacular Close Pass

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 13.03.2012 | UK Tech

Jupiter and Venus will appear to cross paths in a spectacular alignment in the night sky on Monday evening. While in reality the planets will be ex...

Voyager Probe Soon To Leave Solar System And Enter Inter-Stellar Space

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 08.12.2011 | UK Tech

The Voyager 1 probe, launched by Nasa in 1977, is on the cusp of entering the inter-stellar void. In doing so, the spacecraft, which is currently 100 ...

Melanie Hick

Life Beyond Earth? Water Found On Jupiter's Moon Europa

HuffingtonPost.com | Melanie Hick | Posted 16.01.2012 | UK Tech

A body of water the size of the U.S.'s Great Lakes has been found inside the ice-covered shell of Jupiter's moon Europa. The discovery has significant...

'Diamond Planet' Found Near Star

Posted 25.10.2011 | UK

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- A gem of a world made from diamond has been discovered orbiting a tiny spinning star 4,000 light years away. The "diamond plan...

A New World is Uncovered

Dr David Whitehouse | Posted 10.10.2011 | UK
Dr David Whitehouse

This week, one hundred and fourteen million miles away, in deep space, where the sun is a fainter source of light than it is at Earth, in the vast but not empty gap between the planets Mars and Jupiter, a new world is being uncovered.

NASA Launch Unmanned Juno Probe On Mission To Jupiter

BBC | Posted 05.10.2011 | UK

A $1.1bn (£0.7bn) unmanned space mission has launched from Florida on a journey to the planet Jupiter. The Juno spacecraft will cruise beyond Mars...