Amalthea is a rubble pile moon that sports a curiously red surface and an anomalous energy budget. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works ...
named Amalthea. It appears the moon has a very low density, indicating it is full of holes. “The density is unexpectedly low,” said Dr. John D. Anderson, ...
Almost everyone knows that Jupiter has more moons than it probably knows what to do with—Ninety-five and counting as of the last estimates. But if you ask most folks, they'll only be able to call out ...
NASA's Juno spacecraft snaps images of Jupiter and catches the tiny moon Amalthea as it orbits the planet. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Gerald Eichstädt This is not just another sublime ...
NASA's Juno spacecraft has spotted the elusive fifth moon of Jupiter transiting the giant planet's Great Red Spot, giving astronomers a rare view of this small but intriguing natural satellite. When ...
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On November 5, 2002, NASA's old Galileo spacecraft was almost out of fuel. But the Jupiter mission still had some science to do. ‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com Galileo flew by a ...
E.E. Barnard discovered Jupiter's fifth moon, Amalthea, on September 9, 1892, using the 36-inch refractor at Lick Observatory. This discovery marked the first detection of a Jovian moon in 280 years, ...
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named Amalthea. It appears the moon has a very low density, indicating it is full of holes. “The density is unexpectedly low,” said Dr. John D. Anderson, ...
The images were taken during the spacecraft's 66th close flyby of Jupiter on Oct. 23. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA's Juno ...