<p></p> <p>NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter, which has been in orbit around the gas giant since July 4, 2016, will remain in its current 53-day orbit for the remainder of the
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Juno Falls Back to Jupiter With Scientific Eyes Wide OpenJuno Falls Back to Jupiter With Scientific Eyes Wide Open
<p></p> <p>Five years after departing Earth, and a month after slipping into orbit around Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft is nearing a turning point. On July 31 at 12:41 p.m. PDT (3:41
The Cosmos Seems to Be Awash With WaterThe Cosmos Seems to Be Awash With Water
<p></p> <p>As NASA missions explore our solar system and search for new worlds, they are finding water in surprising places. Water is but one piece of our search for habitable planets
What Would We Want to Know if We Landed on Europa Today?What Would We Want to Know if We Landed on Europa Today?
<p style="text-align:center"></p> <p>Most of what scientists know of Jupiter’s moon Europa they have gleaned from a dozen or so close flybys from NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1979 and NASA’s Galileo
11 Experiments Chosen for ESA Jupiter Moons Mission11 Experiments Chosen for ESA Jupiter Moons Mission
<p>The JUpiter ICy moons Explorer mission, JUICE, will carry a total of 11 scientific experiments to study the gas giant planet and its large ocean-bearing moons, ESA announced today.</p> <p style="text-align:center;
Weather Patterns on a Brown Dwarf Star Spotted by Hubble and SpitzerWeather Patterns on a Brown Dwarf Star Spotted by Hubble and Spitzer
<p class="small" style="text-align: center;"><br /> This artist’s conception illustrates the brown dwarf named 2MASSJ22282889-431026. NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes observed the object to learn more about its turbulent atmosphere. Brown
Jupiter Hit by Another Object – Fireball Seen in the Planet’s AtmosphereJupiter Hit by Another Object – Fireball Seen in the Planet’s Atmosphere
<p>This is a great time to be observing the planet Jupiter. It’s nearing opposition; it big and bright in the late-night/early-morning sky and that can only mean that lots of