https://jupit.orgAn independent, non-commercial publication on Jupiter, the solar system and the deep sky, with real pictures and live instruments you can play with.enhttps://jupit.org/articles/supernova-ngc-1433/https://jupit.org/articles/supernova-ngc-1433/Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTSupernova SN 2026ahvu appeared in the galaxy NGC 1433 on 2 November 2026. It is expected to peak between 18 and 23 November, within reach of amateur telescopes in the south.https://jupit.org/articles/hera-rectangular-orbit/https://jupit.org/articles/hera-rectangular-orbit/Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTESA's Hera spacecraft has reached the asteroid pair Didymos and Dimorphos. Their gravity is too weak for a normal orbit, so it flies in straight lines and turns corners.https://jupit.org/articles/voyager-1-one-light-day/https://jupit.org/articles/voyager-1-one-light-day/Wed, 11 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTOn 18 November 2026 NASA's Voyager 1 is due to become the first human-made object so far away that light from Earth needs a full day to reach it.https://jupit.org/articles/europa-clipper-earth-flyby/https://jupit.org/articles/europa-clipper-earth-flyby/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTNASA's Europa probe will skim past its home planet for a second and last gravity assist, the push that finally aims it at Jupiter.https://jupit.org/articles/escapade-earth-flybys/https://jupit.org/articles/escapade-earth-flybys/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTNASA's twin ESCAPADE spacecraft waited a year near Earth, then swung past the planet on 7 and 9 November 2026 with engines firing. They are now on course for Mars.https://jupit.org/articles/little-red-dots-black-holes/https://jupit.org/articles/little-red-dots-black-holes/Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTWebb has weighed the black hole inside one of its puzzling Little Red Dots. It appears to be heavier than the young galaxy around it.https://jupit.org/articles/mars-jupiter-conjunction-november-2026/https://jupit.org/articles/mars-jupiter-conjunction-november-2026/Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe two planets pass 1.2 degrees apart in the morning sky, close enough to share a binocular view. They will not pair up again until 2029.https://jupit.org/articles/find-jupiters-moons-with-binoculars/https://jupit.org/articles/find-jupiters-moons-with-binoculars/Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTFour of Jupiter's moons are bright enough to see with ordinary binoculars. Here is how to spot them and how to tell which is which.https://jupit.org/articles/why-juice-takes-eight-years/https://jupit.org/articles/why-juice-takes-eight-years/Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTESA's Jupiter probe left Earth in April 2023 and will not arrive until July 2031. The long way round is what makes the mission possible.https://jupit.org/articles/falling-into-a-black-hole/https://jupit.org/articles/falling-into-a-black-hole/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTIt depends on how big the black hole is. Near a small one you would not survive the approach. Into a giant, you could cross the edge without noticing.https://jupit.org/articles/galileos-notebook-replayed/https://jupit.org/articles/galileos-notebook-replayed/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTIn January 1610 Galileo drew little stars shifting beside Jupiter night after night. I set my clock to each evening and checked his drawings against the sums.