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NASA's Juno spacecraft will take photos of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa

On September 29th, NASA's Juno spacecraft will come within 222 miles of the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa to collect data.

SCIENCE October 16

NASA's Lucy launches to Trojan Asteroids

NASA's Lucy mission launched early Saturday from the agency's Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla.

SCIENCE July 23, 2021

Astronomers make first detection of this 'moon-forming' phenomenon

Astronomers have discovered the presence of a disk around a planet beyond our solar system for the first time.

SCIENCE June 9, 2021

SEE IT: NASA probe takes stunning new shots of Ganymede

New images from NASA's Juno probe have provided astronomers with a dramatic view of Jupiter’s largest moon.

Jupiter June 8, 2021

Spacecraft buzzes Jupiter's mega moon, 1st close-up in years

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has provided the first close-ups of Jupiter’s largest moon in two decades.

SCIENCE May 15, 2021

How 'straight' lightning could prove the existence of dark matter: report

A group of scientists has linked the presence of macroscopic dark matter to the appearance of extremely rare "straight" lightning bolts.

SCIENCE April 2, 2021

NASA researchers discover first X-rays from Uranus

Astronomers at NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have detected X-rays from the planet Uranus for the first time.

SCIENCE March 5, 2021

Hubble telescope solves mystery of star's dimming

New findings from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have helped astronomers to solve the mystery of why Orion's bright red supergiant Betelgeuse dramatically faded for a period of weeks last year.

SCIENCE March 3, 2021

'Space hurricane' seen in Earth's upper atmosphere for first time

For the first time in history, astronomers have detected what they've deemed a "space hurricane" in Earth's upper atmosphere.

Jupiter January 12, 2021

Strange FM signal discovered coming from one of Jupiter's moons

NASA recently extended the life of two of its planetary discovery missions, including the Juno mission to Jupiter. Now it's come to light Juno has discovered an FM signal emanating from one of the gas giant's moons, Ganymede.