Articles for tag: alien ecosystems, Astrobiology, atmospheric chemistry, extraterrestrial life, gas giants, Jupiter, Origin of Life, planetary science, Saturn, Space exploration

Could Life Evolve Inside a Gas Giant Planet?

Could Life Evolve Inside a Gas Giant Planet?

Jan Otte

The mysteries of our universe continue to challenge everything we thought we knew about life itself. From the scorching clouds of Venus to the frozen moons of Saturn, scientists are constantly redefining what constitutes a habitable world. One question that once seemed purely the realm of science fiction now captures the attention of serious researchers ...

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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is Shrinking

Suhail Ahmed

  Through a telescope, Jupiter looks eternal – a striped giant with a brick-red eye that never seems to blink. But the reality is messier and far more exciting: the , shifting, and speeding up at the edges, and every new data set seems to complicate the plot. For planetary scientists, this isn’t a sad ...

The Formation Story: How Jupiter Grew So Large

Could Earth Fit Inside Jupiter? Try 1,000 Times Over!

Annette Uy

Imagine holding a marble in one hand and a basketball in the other. The difference seems massive, right? But that comparison barely scratches the surface of how Jupiter dwarfs our home planet. When we gaze up at the night sky and spot that bright wandering star we call Jupiter, we’re looking at a cosmic giant ...