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NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Reveals Dynamic Shifts on Europa’s Frozen Surface
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Jupiter’s moon Europa was captured by the JunoCam instrument aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft during the mission’s close flyby on September 29, 2022. ...
Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower, Red Giant Star Antares, and May Planets
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The Eta Aquariid Meteor Shower is an annual celestial event that occurs from late April to mid-May, peaking around May 5th and ...
Scientists Gear Up for Solar Storms at Mars
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This coronal mass ejection, captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, erupted on the Sun on August 31, 2012, traveling over 900 miles ...
NASA Receives Laser Communications From 140+ Million Miles Away
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A team prepares NASA’s Psyche spacecraft for launch inside the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida ...
Martian Methane Baffles Scientists: Curiosity Rover’s Surprising Discovery
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover has detected methane in Gale Crater on Mars, a surprising find as there are no signs of life on ...
NASA’s Voyager 1 Restores Data Transmission After 5 Months
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Artist’s illustration of one of the Voyager spacecraft. Credit: Caltech/NASA-JPL NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has begun transmitting usable engineering data for the ...
* NASA’s Perseverance Rover Hits the Mark – “This Is the Kind of Rock We Had Hoped To Find”
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The 21st rock core captured by NASA’s Perseverance has a composition that would make it good at trapping and preserving signs of ...
Total Solar Eclipse, Mars and Saturn Rising, Slim Lunar Crescent, Comet 12P
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In April 2024, skywatchers can enjoy a total solar eclipse visible across the U.S., with Mars and Saturn rising together early in ...
NASA’s Deep Space Detective Story Unfolds With Voyager 1
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Artist’s illustration of one of the Voyager spacecraft. Credit: Caltech/NASA-JPL Since November 2023, NASA’s Voyager 1 has been sending non-usable data to ...
NASA Unveils Design for Humanity’s Message Heading to Jupiter’s Moon Europa
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This side of a commemorative plate mounted on NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft features U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón’s handwritten “In Praise of ...
