When it is about the same distance from Jupiter, spacecraft on a mission to the outer planets has a speed that is 1.5 times the speed of Jupiter in its orbit. Why does the orbit of the spacecraft about the sun follow a hyperbolic orbit?
Can you assume that Jupiter has a circular orbit...
As most of you will recall, there was considerable public outcry when the Cassini probe was launched with its nuclear power supply. However, no alternatives to nuclear decay were offered as a power source. The main thinking seemed to be that the probe should just go without the power it...
Did NASA Accidentally “Nuke” Jupiter?
If you're not familiar with Richard Hoagland, famed for his claims of alien bases on the moon, Egyptian looking structures on Mars, and many familiar stories from the wild side, in fact, as I understand, he was once considered a highly respected scientist...
This was a bonus question on my astronomy homework, but my knowledge of basic physics is so incredibly limited that I am really struggling with it. It's bugging me because I'd just really like to know how this works.
"Given that Jupiter has no solid surface, how could you weigh yourself on...
21 new satellites of Jupiter have been found this year. Many are thought to be due to an ancient collision of a larger moon with a comet.
Jupiter has four large moons and dozens of smaller ones (there are 60 satellites known so far). Galileo first discovered the four largest moons of...