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Image captured by Juno during its 66th perijove, then further processed with color enhancement by Gerald Eichstädt and Thomas Thomopoulos. NASA / JPL / SwRI / MSSS / Gerald Eichstädt / Thomas Thomopoulos CC BY 3.0

Stunning new images of Jupiter by NASA’s JunoCam

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Stunning new images of Jupiter have recently been released by NASA's JunoCam showing the giant planet in all its glory

Brown Dwarfs. Artist's vision of a T dwarf. Credit: R. Hurt and NASA

Podcast Episode 105 l Brown Dwarfs – Planets, stars, or something entirely different?

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Brown Dwarfs – Planets, stars, or something entirely different? Scientists think they lie between the two and can't fuse hydrogen.

Brown Dwarfs. Artists concept of T type Brown Dwarf. Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Brown Dwarfs – are they planets, stars, or something entirely different?

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What are Brown Dwarfs? Are they Planets, stars, or something entirely different? According to scientists, they lie between planets and stars and can't fuse hydrogen in their cores.

Moon phase on Feb 14 2022 as seen in the Northern Hemisphereby NASA LRO

Earth will get a new mini moon this month

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Earth will get a new mini moon this month, which will join us on September 29 and stay for around two months.

Catalina Sky Survey's images identifying Asteroid 2024 RW1. Catalina Sky Survey via X

An Asteroid Hit Earth’s Atmosphere

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On September 4, 2024, at approximately 16:46 p.m. GMT, asteroid 2024 RW1 entered Earth’s atmosphere near Luzon Island in the Philippine. This small space rock, measuring about 3 feet (1 meter) i...

This composite simulated image shows how M87* is seen by the Event Horizon Telescope at 86 GHz (red), 230 GHz (green), and 345 GHz (blue). The higher the frequency, the sharper the image becomes, revealing structure, size, and shape that was previously less discernible.

Highest-resolution observations from the surface of Earth

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EHT scientists make highest-resolution observations yet from the surface of Earth The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration has conducted test observations, using the Atacama Large Millimeter/su...

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China’s Chang e rover detects water molecules on the Moon

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China's Chang e rover detects water molecules on the Moon, in a sample of rock retrieved in 2020 and brought back to Earth

NASA's Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. Credit NASA

Astronauts Stuck in the Space Station

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Two Astronauts are Stuck in the Space Station and may not return till 2025 because the Boeing Starliner has had technical issues.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover viewed these yellow crystals of elemental sulfur using its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, on June 7, 2024, the 4,208th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The discovery marks the first time this mineral has ever been found in a pure form on Mars.

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers a Surprising Yellow Green Rock on Mars

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Among several recent findings, the rover has found rocks made of pure sulfur — a first on the Red Planet.