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NASA scientists have reestablished communications with the Juno spacecraft following the probe sliding into safe mode on April 4.
NASA's Juno spacecraft has resumed normal operations after entering safe mode twice during its 71st close approach to Jupiter on April 4.
"It's amazing that after 35 years, Hubble still holds a unique capability as a top workhorse for science discoveries and ...
The weather gets a little wild and weird on Jupiter. How wild? Spacecraft instruments have measured strong winds, tracked ...
Scientists spent four years challenging an out-of-the-box theory that ammonia and water form slushy hailstones on the gaseous planet. Looks like it’s true.
Scientists have spotted a molecule linked to life in the atmosphere of K2-18b using the James Webb Telescope. Here is a look ...
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The Moons of Jupiter - Part 1
They are here! The Moons of Jupiter join the cast! Meet Ganymede, Europa, Callisto and Io as they... do stuff. Welcome to ...
Enjoy dark skies for evening observing, then catch a meteor shower and a planetary conjunction in the morning sky this week.
The photo at left is an enhanced-color image of Neptune from the Hubble Space Telescope. At the right, that image is combined ...
“That’s Io, one of Jupiter’s moons, casting its shadow on the planet.” He puts the show in perspective. “You’re basically watching a solar eclipse from more than 417 million miles away.” ...
Juno is scheduled for an upcoming flyby of Jupiter on May 7, during which it is set to carry out a close approach of the ...