jupiter

Harmonic Cloud Patterns on Jupiter

submitted by: RayTomes
Regularly spaced clouds appear in Jupiter's belts, sometimes white spots and sometimes swirling waves. A polar projection of Jupiter, made by NASA from the 2000 flyby, allows accurate testing of the hypothesis that these waves form as predicted by the Harmonics Theory. It is found that expected strong harmonics 12, 24 and 72 are present.

The Outer Planets

submitted by: scivee-team
Professors Gary Flandro and Bruce Murray discuss turning a journey to the outer planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune a possibility.

Plotting a trip to the outer planets.

Life Beyond Earth

submitted by: scivee-team
A look at the search for life beyond Planet Earth, the methods used, and the results from those missions.

Is there life out there? A look at our search for life beyond Planet Earth.

Strange Science: Alien Weather

submitted by: scivee-team
A simulation of what alien weather on neighboring planets would be like if they were on Earth.

Imagine what Earth would be like if we had to endure storms like those on neighboring planets

Space Week: Space Station and Beyond, Part 2

submitted by: scivee-team
An overview of the advantages of explorations of the planet Mars, and the commitment it entails.

A Mars mission will be an expensive, long-term endeavor, but it's a dream that inspires the next generation of space explorers.