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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

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?

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?

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.

Cosmic Microwave Background A picture of the universe

The Story of Our Universe in a Picture

The Story of Our Universe in a Picture of the cosmic microwave background from Planck telescope from 380,000 years after the Big Bang. that shows what the early Universe looked like.

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

Earth will get a new mini moon this month

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

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...

Snow Moon Feb 26 2021 360onhistory

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

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 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

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

A cave on the Lunar Survace

Scientists found lava caves on the Moon

Scientists found lava caves on the Moon, a milestone in lunar research and with important implication for future lunar exploration by humans

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