Striking image and video of 'Steeple Mountain' on Jupiter's moon Io are concept art — but authentic pics do exist
In March and April 2025, internet users shared a striking image that they claimed showed "Steeple Mountain," a massive point ...
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Major storms on Jupiter can leave a fingerprint in the planet's atmosphere
Big storms can strip some parts of Jupiter's atmosphere of ammonia, while leaving buried reservoirs of the gas elsewhere.
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Was there ever a planet between Mars and Jupiter?
Is there evidence of a planet ever existing between Mars and Jupiter? MarkSmithtown, New York This splendid question gives us ...
Powerful solar winds squish Jupiter's magnetic field 'like a giant squash ball'
A massive solar windstorm in 2017 compressed Jupiter's magnetosphere "like a giant squash ball," a new study reports.
A Blast of Wind From the Sun Squished Jupiter’s Magnetic Shielding
Even gargantuan Jupiter, with its whirling superstorms and volatile temperatures, has a soft side. A team of researchers ...
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NASA finds 'glass-smooth lake of cooling lava' on Jupiter's moon Io
Io is an incredibly active and extreme place, with glistening lava lakes and volcanic eruptions shooting sulfur and magma to ...
Massive Jupiter storm churns ammonia deep into planet's atmosphere
A pair of planetary scientists at the University of California, working with a colleague from the California Institute of ...
Jupiter's mysterious hotspot created by solar wind: study
Scientists say a vast region of unexpectedly high temperatures in Jupiter's upper atmosphere was caused by a massive wave of solar wind.
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A fiery wind struck Jupiter in 2017. It was so powerful it cracked the planet
This phenomenon, reported for the first time, resulted in temperatures exceeding 500°C, significantly higher than the typical ...
Solar wind compresses Jupiter's magnetosphere, creating a hot region spanning half the planet's circumference
"The solar wind squished Jupiter's magnetic shield like a giant squash ball. This created a super-hot region that spans half ...
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Powerful solar winds squish Jupiter's magnetic field 'like a giant squash ball'
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