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Jupiter’s moon Europa may have water where life could exist, say scientists

Surface features similar to ones seen on Greenland ice sheet suggest underground liquid water that could host organic matter

The Guardian - UK

Europa's crust may be riddled with pockets of water — which could reveal if there's life deeper down

Europa, one of Jupiter's four largest moons, is believed to be one of the likeliest places for life beyond Earth.

Inverse

Good luck: could Jupiter and Neptune give us months of wealth and good fortune? Just ask an astrologer

The planets have transitioned through Pisces, something which last happened in 1856, and has ushered in better times ahead – apparently

The Guardian - UK

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Oxygen may be sneaking into Europa's oceans — opening the door for alien life

New research shows that the moon is pulling oxygen down below its icy shell, where it could be feeding simple life.

Inverse

Stargazing in April: Catch the wolf’s tail this month

We see the zodiacal light most clearly when the line of the zodiac rises almost vertically above the horizon, writes Nigel Henbest

The Independent UK

Dust Giant: Hubble Finds Planet Almost 12,000 Times Bigger Than Earth Slowly Forming

NASA's Hubble space telescope recorded the new planet, called AB Aurigae b.

Zenger

Hubble spots a "weird" Jupiter

Scientists say the observation is strong evidence for the “disk instability” theory of planet formation

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How do planets form? A 'baby Jupiter' hundreds of light-years away offers new clues

How do planets form? For many years scientists thought they understood this process by studying the one example we had access to: our own Solar System.

The Conversation

Gigantic Jupiter-like alien planet observed still 'in the womb'

Scientists have observed an enormous planet about nine times the mass of Jupiter at a remarkably early stage of formation - describing it as still in the womb - in a discovery that challenges the current understanding of planetary formation.

Reuters

Look! Astronomers spot a “heretical” massive planet forming where it shouldn’t be

The giant planet confirms a "heretical" model of planetary formation.

Inverse

You need to see Venus and Jupiter have a close encounter this month

Jupiter and Venus will be so close in the sky that you can see them in the same telescopic field of view.

Inverse

Jaw-dropping Jupiter NASA image reveals two cosmic Easter eggs

Io and Europa creep into a shot from the Juno probe.

Inverse

Fundraising campaign to 'send Putin to Jupiter' hits £1.5 million

The campaign hopes to raise $100 million in total

Bristol Post

The iciest moons in the Solar System could host future life

In this edition of Inverse Daily, decide if you would like to live on Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, learn about magnetic nanobots that eat pollution, and more.

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50 years ago, NASA sent a message to aliens — and sparked a Solar System mystery

A mere fifty years ago, Pioneer 10 launched and became the first unmanned mission to Jupiter. The mission revealed new details about the Solar System — and sent a message to aliens.

The Independent UK

NASA’s next big space telescope could see Jupiter-sized exoplanets

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will offer a new window on exoplanets — in visible light.

The Conversation

Ruby clouds and water behaving strangely – what we found when studying an exoplanet's dark side

Since astronomers discovered the first planet orbiting a star other than the Sun, we have found many worlds that are very unlike the ones in our own Solar System. A large number of these “exoplanets” are large, gaseous planets roughly the size of Jupiter, orbiting close to their parent stars…

The Conversation

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune: why our next visit to the giant planets will be so important (and just as difficult)

The giant planets – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune - are some of the most awe-inspiring in our Solar System, and have great importance for space research and our comprehension of the greater universe.

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The Hindu

From the Archives (February 21, 1972): U.S. Satellite to Jupiter

Cape Kennedy (Florida): The United States will launch the first satellite aimed at Jupiter on February 27, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced yesterday. Known as Pioneer-10, the 250 kilo scientific probe will take nearly two years to reach its destination. The fastest satellite ever blasted off towards…

The Independent UK

The Earth following an asteroid could be good news for space missions

Could such asteroids be used as handy bases or staging posts for further exploration of the solar system? Asks David Rothery

Inverse

Bleeding edge tech could help us find unusual alien life

Relying on the field of complexity studies, a Caltech team suggests we could find silicon based life or similar aliens based on how involved their world is.

Inverse

7 ways the Webb Telescope will unlock the Solar System's secrets

The James Webb Space Telescope will study Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Pluto, and other far flung places that ground-based telescopes can't see as well.

The Conversation

Asteroid sharing Earth’s orbit discovered – could it help future space missions?

Research has shown that the Earth trails an asteroid barely a kilometre across in its orbit about the Sun – only the second such body to have ever been spotted. It goes round the Sun on average two months ahead of the Earth, dancing around in front like an excited…

ABC News

Confirmed! Earth has a second Trojan asteroid lurking in its orbit

An international team of astronomers confirms Earth really does have a second Trojan asteroid, which will orbit the Sun with us for at least the next 4,000 years.

Inverse

Is interstellar asteroid 'Oumuamua a spaceship? This probe could find out

In October 2017, the interstellar object ‘Oumuamua passed through our Solar System, leaving a lot of questions in its wake.

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