Author: James Landrith

January 25, 2004 Our Fascination and Future on Mars American Military University SC104, Introduction to Astronomy by James Landrith Mars, also known as the Red Planet, has long fascinated humanity. […]

There are some excellent photos of Jovian aurora from the Hubble Space Telescope and Galileo available here: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap001219.html http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap980123.html http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap970609.html   Links courtesy of Physics Forums. This entry also posted […]

Jupiter is often described as not only a gas giant, but “almost a sun” or a “failed star.” Surprisingly, Jupiter and Sol share similar atmospheric contents: Sol: Hydrogen – 78 […]

It is believed by some scientists that the atmosphere of gas giants like Jupiter have retained much of their original atmospheric molecules since their formation. This is believed to be […]