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NASA’s Juno spacecraft unveils breathtaking image of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

11Mar

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NASA’s Juno spacecraft unveils breathtaking image of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

[ad_1] Transporting us to the outer reaches of our solar system, NASA's Juno spacecraft recently treated space enthusiasts to a captivating snapshot of Jupiter's iconic Great Red Spot. This immense storm, a celestial marvel twice the size of Earth, has graced the gas giant for over three and a half centuries.Taking to Instagram, NASA shared the mesmerising true-colour portrait of the Great Red Spot, captured by Juno from a remarkable distance of around 8,648 miles (13,917 km). Highlighting the evolving nature of this colossal storm, NASA informed followers that it's undergoing changes, with its height diminishing by an eighth and its width by at least a third. Also read: 5 things about AI you might have missed today: Elon Musk's xAI to open-source Grok, AI problems hit manufacturing, mo...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft captures mesmerizing image of Jupiter’s moon Io; Know what experts said

3Jan

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NASA’s Juno spacecraft captures mesmerizing image of Jupiter’s moon Io; Know what experts said

[ad_1] NASA has been conducting crucial space missions to explore the wonders of outer space and our solar system. NASA is closely monitoring the Jupiter mission, which has so far made 56 flybys of the planet and has made close flybys of three of its moons. Now, NASA has shared an image of Jupiter's moon Io which was captured during the Juno spacecraft flyby. The image has stunned the viewers with the spacecraft capturing its volcanic state and the image reveals a close look towards the moon's surface. This study and revelation can tell a lot about many mysteries of the solar system, which is yet to be discovered. Know what the experts are saying about the recent encounter with the Juno spacecraft.The image was taken with the help of the JunoCam instrument installed in the spacecraft. T...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft set for historic encounter with Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io; check date

29Dec

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NASA’s Juno spacecraft set for historic encounter with Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io; check date

[ad_1] Prepare for a celestial spectacle as NASA's Juno spacecraft gears up for an unprecedented rendezvous with Jupiter's fiery moon, Io, on Saturday, December 30. This close encounter, at a mere 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) from Io's tumultuous surface, marks the closest any spacecraft has ventured to the moon in over two decades, promising a deluge of groundbreaking data.Leading the scientific charge is Juno's principal investigator, Scott Bolton of the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas, who anticipates a wealth of insights into Io's volcanic dynamics. "By combining data from this flyby with our previous observations, the Juno science team is studying how Io's volcanoes vary," Bolton explains. The team aims to unravel the mysteries of Io's eruptions- how often they o...

NASA’s Juno flyby provides an extraordinary view of Jupiter moon Io’s surface

20Oct

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NASA’s Juno flyby provides an extraordinary view of Jupiter moon Io’s surface

[ad_1] NASA's Juno spacecraft was designed to explore the wonders of the giant planet Jupiter. Over the years, the spacecraft has given us some interesting facts about the planet and its moons and now it captured a mesmarizing image of Jupiter's fourth moon called Io during a flyby. The image showed traces of massive volcanic activities and lava-like surfaces.Juno's capabilities have reached so far that NASA expanded that mission and now the spacecraft is contributing towards various discoveries about the Jovian system. Now, with Io's image, scientists will be able to extract more information about this intriguing Jupiter moon. About images of Jupiter's moon IoNASA's Juno spacecraft captures the closest images of the moon Io. According to a Space.com report, the moon's surface is filled...

NASA’s Juno snaps mesmerizing pictures of ‘The King of Planets ‘

1Jul

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NASA’s Juno snaps mesmerizing pictures of ‘The King of Planets ‘

[ad_1] Jupiter is gargantuan planet, often referred to as a failed star and its images are always grand and imposing. And yet, it always manages to surprise with its hues and that is what has just happened. Mesmerizing images of Jupiter were captured recently on 23rd June by NASA's Juno spacecraft, according to a report by Forbes. Everything about the planet is big. In fact there is a storm blowing on it, which is known as Jupiter's Red Spot and it can swallow as many as three Earths. And at 69,911 km, Jupiter is some 11 times wider than Earth.The NASA spacecraft Juno, too is special and holds the record for being the farthest solar-powered spacecraft from Earth. It was on its 52nd perijove, a close flyby of the planet, when it took the photo. After it transmitted the raw data, scientis...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft snaps mysterious green lightning bolt on Jupiter!

21Jun

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NASA’s Juno spacecraft snaps mysterious green lightning bolt on Jupiter!

[ad_1] The mysteries of space can be fascinating beyond imagination. In just one year, the stunning photos taken by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have convinced us of that. But now, other NASA spacecraft are also jumping into the action. Recently, the NASA Juno spacecraft, which is orbiting Jupiter, captured a mysterious image where a green orb can be seen deep within the planet. Aliens sending signals? Not exactly. In fact, NASA has revealed that what was captured in the image is the glow from a bolt of lightning on Jupiter.Explaining the phenomenon, a NASA blog post stated, “In this view of a vortex near Jupiter's north pole, NASA's Juno mission observed the glow from a bolt of lightning. On Earth, lightning bolts originate from water clouds, and happen most frequently near the eq...

NASA’s Juno spacecraft to make closest flyby of Jupiter’s volcanic moon, Io

17May

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NASA’s Juno spacecraft to make closest flyby of Jupiter’s volcanic moon, Io

[ad_1] NASA's Juno spacecraft is set to fly by Jupiter's volcanic moon Io followed by a close encounter with the gas giant itself. This upcoming flyby will be the closest to date, with Juno reaching an altitude of approximately 22,060 miles (35,500 kilometres) above Io. The mission, now in its third year of an extended investigation into Jupiter's interior, will also investigate the ring system that houses some of the gas giant's inner moons. Juno has already completed 50 flybys of Jupiter and has collected valuable data during its close encounters with three of the four Galilean moons: Europa, Ganymede, and Io. Among these moons, Io stands out as the most volcanic celestial body in our solar system. Observing Io over multiple passes allows scientists to monitor the variations in its vo...

NASA’s Hubble Telescope snaps weather changes on Jupiter and Uranus

25Mar

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NASA’s Hubble Telescope snaps weather changes on Jupiter and Uranus

[ad_1] Since the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope way back in 1990, it has been actively tracing the evolution and formation of galaxies, black holes, dark matter, and much more. Apart from these, the Hubble Telescope has been an active interplanetary weather observer for the gaseous outer planets. Now, Hubble has now recorded a stunning observation about the giant planet Jupiter.Since the inauguration of the Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) Program of the telescope in 2014, it has provided us with fascinating ever-changing views of the giant planets. Through the program, Hubble has observed that Jupiter's weather is predominantly stormy at low northern latitudes, displaying a distinct sequence of alternating storms that create a "vortex street" in astronomical terms. NASA ...

NASA’s Juno Mission Captures Jupiter’s Complex Swirling Colours

6Sep

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NASA’s Juno Mission Captures Jupiter’s Complex Swirling Colours

[ad_1] Juno spacecraft snapped the picture on July 5during its 43rd close flyby of Jupiter.NASA's Juno spacecraft recently captured the complex colours and structure of Jupiter's surface. The striking image showed swirls of turquoise, milky white, deep ochre and dark blue covering the planet's surface in a mesmerising manner. In a press release, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said that the Juno probe snapped the picture on July 5 during its 43rd close flyby of Jupiter. The spacecraft was at a distance of 5,300 kilometres from the tops of the gas giant's clouds when the image was taken. "Citizen scientist Bjorn Jonsson created these two images using raw data from the JunoCam instrument aboard the spacecraft," NASA said. It further explained that the image on the left-ha...