Scientists uncover a magnetic misunderstanding about Uranus
In 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel made Uranus the first planet discovered with the aid of a telescope.
NASA Jupiter Images Reveal Gas Giant in Spectacular Detail
Onboard Juno is its famed camera, dubbed "JunoCam." A two megapixel visible light camera, JunoCam is designed "to study the ...
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Check Out the Stunning New Images of Jupiter From NASA’s Juno Spacecraft
On its 66th flyby of the king of planets, Juno has captured spectacular views of the stormy atmosphere, processed by citizen ...
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Jupiter's moons hide giant subsurface oceans − Europa Clipper is one of 2 missions on their way to see if these moons could support life
On Oct. 14, 2024, NASA launched a robotic spacecraft named Europa Clipper to Jupiter’s moons. Clipper will reach the ...
MIT scientists study particles from distant asteroid for clues to the outer solar system’s origin
We’re showing that, everywhere we look now, there was some sort of magnetic field that was responsible for bringing mass to ...
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Asteroid dust unveils the mysterious magnetic origins of our solar system
Tiny grains from the asteroid Ryugu are helping scientists uncover secrets about how the outer regions of our solar system ...
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Our only visit to Uranus came at an unusual time for the planet
Voyager 2 flew by Uranus in 1986, giving us our only up-close look at the planet – but unusual space weather just before the craft arrived has given us a misleading idea about the planet’s magnetic fi ...
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Europa Clipper deploys boom that will confirm if Jupiter's moon has oceans
The ECM's capabilities far exceed those of conventional compasses, allowing for accurate measurements of magnetic fields and ...
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Juno’s Latest Flyby Of Jupiter Shows Amazing Swirling Storms
This was Juno’s 66th perijove. Each one of these close flybys has added a wealth of knowledge to our understanding of Jupiter ...
Data from decades old mission solves Uranus mysteries
NASA's Voyager 2 helped shape scientists' understanding of Uranus but also introduced unexplained oddities. A recent data ...
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Fresh look at data on Uranus leads NASA scientists to believe planet could support life
This led to potentially misleading observations, particularly about the planet's magnetic field. Voyager 2's observations ...