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Amateur Images Show Juno’s ‘Slingshot’ Around Earth Was a Success
With the government shutdown, news out of NASA is sometimes sparse. But thankfully amateur astronomers can fill in some of…
Jupiter And Saturn May Be Rich In Diamonds
"Picture yourself in a boat on a river..." And make it a river of liquid hydrogen and helium deep within…
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NASA’s Juno probe Gets Gravity Speed Boost during Earth Flyby But Enters ‘Safe Mode’
Developing story - NASA’s Juno-bound Jupiter orbiter successfully blazed past Earth this afternoon (Oct. 9) and gained its huge and…
Could Juno’s Path Near Earth Uncover A Flyby Mystery?
Every so often, engineers send a spacecraft in Earth's general direction to pick up a speed boost before heading elsewhere.…
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Juno Careening to Earth for Critical Flyby Boost and Cool Movie Making on Oct. 9 – Watch SLOOH Live
Trajectory Map of Juno’s Earth Flyby on Oct. 9, 2013 The Earth gravity assist is required to accelerate Juno’s arrival…
Observing Alert: Rare Triple Transit Of Jupiter’s Moons Happens Friday Night (Oct. 11-12)
Talk about a great fall lineup. Three of Jupiter's four brightest moons plan a rare show for telescopic observers on…
New Molecules Detected in Io’s Atmosphere
Io – Jupiter’s innermost Galilean moon – is the most geologically active body in the Solar System. With over 400…
10 Historic Moments in Voyager’s Journey to Interstellar Space
Yesterday, NASA announced that as of August 2012, Voyager 1 is in a new frontier to humanity: interstellar space. Our…
Spotting Juno: NASA’s Jupiter-bound Spacecraft Gets a Boost from Earth on October 9th, 2013
Psst! Live in South Africa and read Universe Today? Then you might just get a peak at the Juno spacecraft…
Major Volcanic Eruption Seen on Jupiter’s Moon Io
Recent observations of Jupiter’s moon Io has revealed a massive volcanic eruption taking place 628,300,000 km (390,400,000 miles) from Earth.…