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By looking at the shifting of stars in photos from the New Horizons probe, astronomers have calculated its position in the ...
A little-known fact to the general public is that there's more moving around Jupiter's orbit than just the giant gas planet.
A swarm of large asteroids likely lurking around Venus could one day pose an "invisible threat" to Earth if left unchecked, astronomers have warned.
Jupiter is not only the largest in the solar system, but is so humongous that it's more than twice as massive as the other planets combined. The gas giant is about 11 times wider than Earth alone ...
Because Amalthea and Thebe have slightly tilted orbits, Batygin and Adams analyzed these small orbital discrepancies to calculate Jupiter's original size: approximately twice its current radius ...
Jupiter moves east during the month, extending its distance from Aldebaran, the brightest star in Taurus, from 5° to 8°. A nearly First Quarter Moon stands 7° from Jupiter on the 5th.
"No other surface features show evidence of facilitating the movement of materials from inside Ariel, making this finding particularly exciting." A map of some of the geological features on the ...
Juno was sent to Jupiter to study the giant planet, but that primary mission ended, and NASA extended the mission. Currently, it is performing flybys of three of the Galilean moons: Ganymede, Europa, ...
NASA’s Europa Clipper began its journey to study Jupiter’s moon Europa. SpaceX’s Starship achieved its first successful landing, a critical milestone for future deep space missions.
Europa Clipper will face a challenge once it reaches the planet's moon — exposure to radiation, since the moon is within Jupiter’s magnetic field. To combat this, the spacecraft's electronics ...
NASA is searching for signs of life on one of Jupiter's moons. 49ers’ Low Contract Offer for Brock Purdy Confirmed as Kyle Shanahan Urged to Fix Offensive Line New TSA Rules: How to Pack ...