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The crescent moon will shine with Jupiter among the stars of Gemini early on Sept. 16. Turn your eyes to the east in the ...
In a landmark observation by a team of international researchers, NASA's Juno spacecraft has, for the first time, clearly ...
Jupiter hosts the brightest and most spectacular auroras in the solar system. Near its poles, these shimmering lights offer a ...
Io, Europa and Ganymede had already shown their footprints through earlier observations. But Callisto, the farthest Galilean moon, remained a mystery.
That mystery was resolved thanks to Nasa’s Juno spacecraft, which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016. During its 22nd orbit ...
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has successfully found and characterised the auroral “footprints” of Jupiter’s moon Callisto for the first time. This discovery completes ...
However, prior to NASA's Juno mission, scientists had been unable to capture the auroral imprint of Callisto. The auroral phenomena of Jupiter are among the most striking natural wonders in the solar ...
The autumn night sky in Ireland is an observer's treasure-trove and the first celestial event of the season arrives on ...
Plus, catch Saturn and Neptune at their brightest; spy the "string of pearls" galaxy; and a close encounter of the moon and ...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — NASA's Europa Clipper mission on Monday launched a satellite to investigate Europa, Jupiter’s “mysterious moon” — a world covered in ice that scientists say could have an ocean ...