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Worthy of a Science Fiction Movie: NASA’s Juno Probe Captures an Image of a Dolphin on Jupiter’s Surface
The Juno mission, spearheaded by NASA, aims to unravel the secrets hidden beneath Jupiter’s dense cloud cover. Since its ...
From Starship tests to Starliner woes, recapping the biggest spaceflight missions of 2024
Starliner astronauts got a much longer stay at ISS. SpaceX caught a rocket booster. Here's a look back at the most pivotal ...
NASA Issues Alert About 2 Building-Sized Asteroids Racing Toward Earth Today; Here's All About It
NASA has announced that two asteroids - 2024 XF4 and 2024 XB16 - will make a close approach to Earth on December 15. Although ...
A Tale of Four Worlds: Hubble’s Ten-Year Hunt for Secrets in the Outer Solar System
NASA and ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope has been observing the outer planets through a program called OPAL (Outer Planet ...
NASA spacecraft spots hot lava on distant world Io
NASA's recent flybys of Io, however, reveal that it likely doesn't contain a global magma ocean beneath its surface, as ...
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Ocean world Ceres is full of organic matter that may support life
New research on Ceres reveals hidden organic materials, suggesting subsurface reservoirs and internal energy sources.
Jupiter’s ‘Tortured Moon’: Astronomers Uncover Surprising Source of Io’s Intense Volcanic Fury
Researchers from the Juno mission have finally solved a mystery that has puzzled scientists for over four decades.
New observations of the most volcanic world in our solar system solve a mystery that began with Voyager 1
Observations made of Jupiter’s moon Io during the Juno mission’s flybys helped astronomers confirm how and why Io became the most volcanic world in the solar system.
Hubble Telescope Documents 10 Years of Dramatic Changes on Outer Planets
Hubble’s OPAL program tracks Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune Seasonal and atmospheric changes revealed over a decade Key insights into gas giants’ weather systems shared by NASA ...
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The Heart Of The Solar System’s Most Volcanic World Is More Solid Than We Thought
If the planet has a liquid ocean underneath, its yellow crust caked in sulfur, it will be more squishable compared to a more ...
December Cold Moon: How to Watch the Last Full Moon of the Year
The December Cold Moon is due to light up the night skies this week. It will appear largest at 4:01 a.m. ET on Sunday, December 15, and marks the final full moon of the year. The Cold Moon is the name ...
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NASA’s Juno mission uncovers heart of Jovian moon’s volcanic rage
Scientists with NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter have discovered that the volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io are each likely ...