Recent images taken from NASA’s Juno spacecraft show the possible presence of another volcano on the surface
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Juno Update: Spacecraft movie reveals brand new view of Jupiter’s storms
It will assist in the understanding of the forces at work powering the storm systems that range between 4,000 to 4,600 kilometres (2,500 to 2,900 miles) in diameter
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Juno Update: Jupiter’s clouds delve deeper than expected
The latest scientific results from NASA’s Juno spacecraft unveil new information about the planets cloud tops, along with some amazing new images
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NASA announces finalists for next robotic mission to explore the Solar System
The next New Frontier mission has been narrowed down to two final concepts
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Juno Update: Spacecraft captures Jupiter’s Great Red Spot up close
The new shots of the gas giant’s famous feature reveal a tangle of dark, veinous clouds weaving their way through a massive crimson oval
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Juno Update: NASA decides to keep spacecraft in current orbit around Jupiter
The decision will allow Juno to accomplish its science goals, while avoiding the risk of a previously-planned engine firing that would have reduced the probe’s orbital period to 14 days
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Juno Update: Spacecraft put into safe mode for latest Jupiter flyby
The NASA craft acted as expected during the transition into safe mode, restarting successfully and is healthy
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Juno Update: NASA releases first images of Jupiter from spacecraft
The first-ever images of the gas giant’s north pole can now be seen
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Juno Update: Spacecraft completes first close flyby of Jupiter
This is the first of 36 orbital flybys of the gas giant
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Juno Update: Spacecraft to graze Jupiter on Saturday
The NASA spacecraft will get closer to the cloud tops of the gas giant than at any other time during its prime mission
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Astronomers watch Io’s atmosphere collapse during a Jupiter eclipse
As its parent planet casts a shadow on its surface, the moon’s atmosphere has been found to fall down
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Juno Update: Spacecraft releases first image from Jupiter orbit
The JunoCam camera aboard NASA’s mission is operational and sending down data
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Juno Update: Watch this mind-blowing video of Jupiter and its moons through JunoCam
The NASA spacecraft captured a unique time-lapse movie of the Galilean satellites in motion about the gas giant
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Watch LIVE: Full coverage on Juno’s arrival at Jupiter
It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for – make sure you don’t miss a moment
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Juno Update: Spacecraft enters Jupiter’s magnetic field
The craft has made it to the planet’s magnetosphere, where the movement of particles in space is controlled by what’s going on inside the gas giant
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Very Large Telescope snaps spectacular photos of Jupiter
In preparation for the imminent arrival of NASA’s Juno spacecraft, astronomers have obtained new infrared images of the gas giant
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FREE PREVIEW: All About Space issue 53
Scientists reveal what a black hole really looks like in the latest issue – on sale now!
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Jupiter’s ‘northern lights’ found to be eight times brighter than those on Earth
New research reveals that gas giant’s ‘northern lights’ are hundreds of times more energetic than those found on our planet
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Juno mission breaks solar power distance record
The mission to Jupiter has broken the record to become humanity’s most distant solar-powered emissary
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The Earth from afar: Ten incredible images of our planet from space
Take a look at some stunning images of the Earth that have been snapped over the past five decades, including the latest picture of our world recently taken by the Cassini spacecraft from Saturn.