Jupiter rings

In May 1955, the old vagrant Charles Jevington disappeared. When he returned many years later, he provided the most extraordinary reason for his absence.

NASA Europa Clipper on X: "We'll just be over here dreaming of Jupiter and its moons... @NASAWebb captured a new view of the planet in infrared light. Details: https://t.co/ykgZExHnUO Our launch in '24 can't come soon enough, but we're busy getting ready: https://t.co/rORF6MYHjc https://t.co/aEUjdxV2en" / X

If Jupiter had Saturn-scale rings, this is what the planet might look like. Stephen Kane/UCRSee the gas giant's nearly invisible rings thanks to NASA's powerful new space telescope. The post Jupiter formed dinky little rings, and there’s a convincing explanation why appeared first on Popular Science.

Earth Size vs Jupiter Size

Sturn eclipsed by Sun and our Earth shows in the left between the rings as a small dot.

Jupiter, the most massive planet in the solar system and the fifth in distance from the Sun. It is one of the brightest objects in the night sky; only the Moon, Venus, and sometimes Mars are more brilliant. Jupiter takes nearly 12 Earth years to orbit the Sun, and it rotates once about every 10 hours.

It’s Official! #Astronomers find 20 new Moons around Saturn! The ring Giant overtakes mighty Jupiter as the planet with most moons. 🔭 💫…