Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is a large swirling cloud mass of reddish-brown appearance (see figure in color plate section). Situated in Jupiter’s southern hemisphere, it straddles the south tropical zone and, to the north of this, the south...

JUPITER. The name Iuppiter is made up of two elements: the first, Iou-, stems from the Indo-European *dyeu, the root of dies, or "day"; while in the second element we find the Latin word pater, meaning "father." Iuppiter...

Because Jupiter has always been seen by the naked eye, no history of discovery exists for it. At certain periods, it is brighter than any other celestial object except the Sun and Venus. Certain facts concerning the planet, however, have been...

(‘Lord of the dance’) Old Syrian god, who had a shrine devoted to him in the neighbourhood of the modern city of Beirut. A curative well associated with him indicates that he was a god of healing. In Greek guise he appears on votive tablets...

Jupiter (pronounced /ˈdʒuːpɨtɚ/) is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the solar system. It is two and a half times as massive as all of the other planets in our solar system combined. Jupiter, along with Saturn, Uranus and...

Jupiter, Earth get cozy at stroke of midnight New Year's Eve Knight Ridder News Service Monday, December 31, 2001 Washington -- Jupiter will ring in the new year by looming directly overhead at midnight today, as close to Earth as it...

Our solar system is made up of nine planets which orbit our Sun. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system and the fifth from the Sun. We live on the third planet. Jupiter is so large that 1200 Earths could easily...

NASA's New Horizon's space probe was pointed toward Pluto and the frozen, sunless reaches of the solar system on a nine-year journey after getting a gravity boost Wednesday from Jupiter. The fastest spacecraft ever launched was within a million and a half miles of Jupiter...

ARIESMarch 21-April 19It's a big week this week. Today, the transit of Jupiter into Capricorn will get you thinking very seriously about your career or your future. However, the Mars/Jupiter opposition could have you overdoing it. Don't steam ahead in pursuit of success; take your...

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