Mastodawn

Formation of oceans within icy moons could cause the waters to boil https://arstechni.ca/n8Zq #planetaryscience #astronomy #freezing #Science #oceans #moons #ice

Formation of oceans within icy moons could cause the waters to boil

A rigid ice shell over a shrinking interior makes for pressures low enough to boil.

Ars Technica

Michael Mommert 5d ago

#Planet #Jupiter, taken yesterday with an 8" telescope. The seeing was pretty bad, but the Great Red Spot is visible nevertheless. The brightness of the #Galilean #Moons has been enhanced disproportionally. RGB colors have been taken sequentially over the course of 10 min. As a result, the moons appear as little rainbows due to their motions.

#astrophotography #astrodon #amateurastronomy

Education & Knowledge Nov 18

The Scale of the Solar System

https://tube.blueben.net/w/pMemwDVTpdJdNXs6bhoC7C

The Scale of the Solar System

PeerTube

IRAP Nov 18

[#Waves and #Plasma] Numerous #moons orbit #Jupiter, including #Io, whose volcanic activity causes the ejection of #matter and the formation of a magnetized #plasma disc—or #magnetodisc—in the equatorial plane of the gas giant.

How does the plasma in this magnetodisk manage to remain in a state of #equilibrium? By emitting waves, according to a new study based on data acquired by the #Juno probe, which has been orbiting #Jupiter since 2016.

https://www.irap.omp.eu/en/2025/11/jupiter-natural-regulators-maintain-the-balance-of-its-magnetized-plasma-disk/

#astrophysics #planetology

ZODIAC001 Nov 8

Grainy Saturn and Moons: Space Nebula Art
#Saturn, #Planet, #Space, #Rings, #Moon, #Moons, #Astronomy, #Cosmos, #Universe, #Galaxy, #OuterSpace, #Celestial, #SolarSystem, #Starry, #StarDust, #Nebula, #Cosmic, #DigitalArt, #3D, #Render, #Illustration, #ScienceFiction, #SciFi, #Future, #Technology, #Abstract, #BlackBackground, #Dark, #Monochrome, #Gritty, #Textured, #Grainy, #Noise, #Cinematic, #Epic, #Exploration, #Science, #Education, #Wallpaper, #Background, #Minimalist, #Conceptual, #Orbit, #GasGiant, #Jupiter, #PlanetWithRings, #Cosmology, #Astrophysics, #Surreal, #Glow, #Spherical

Miro Collas Nov 6

Bizarre Chemistry Discovered on Saturn's Moon Titan + More Surprises - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzi6mtXoczk

#Astronomy #Cosmology #Moons #Titan

Bizarre Chemistry Discovered on Saturn's Moon Titan + More Surprises

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Reymond Aguinaldo Nov 1

Learn more about the fascinating moons of our solar system—and the secrets they hold: https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moons/

#Moons #Moon #SolarSystem #Science #Space #Astrodon #Astronomy #Nature #Physics #Astrophysics #NASA

Moons

NASA Science

Reymond Aguinaldo Nov 1

There are 891 confirmed moons in our solar system (so far). As telescopes become more powerful and space missions venture deeper, we’ll likely find more hidden worlds—small, icy, and mysterious—circling the distant giants. The story of our solar system’s moons is still unfolding.

#Moons #Moon #SolarSystem #Science #Space #Astrodon #Astronomy #Nature #Physics #Astrophysics #NASA