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The already well-known hexagon at Saturn’s north pole is a massive jet stream in the atmosphere, similar to the Polar Jet Stream on Earth, but much larger. A new study shows that a “secondary” hexagon extends above this one for hundreds of miles. Photo Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Saturn’s north pole is an incredibly […] 
Artist’s illustration of TESS is space. Image Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center The next big chapter in exoplanet research has begun – NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has started its science observations. This is exciting since TESS will be searching for rocky, Earth-like and potentially habitable planets orbiting nearby stars. TESS is […] 
A perspective view of the tallest mountains on Pluto – Tenzing Montes, along the western margins of Sputnik Planitia. They reach 3-6 kilometers high. Image Credit: Lunar and Planetary Institute/Paul Schenk When New Horizons sped past Pluto and its moons in July 2015, it revealed some incredible new worlds to explore. They are no […] 
Artist’s conception of the Kepler Space Telescope in space. Fuel is now running very low and the spacecraft has downlinked its latest science data to Earth. Image Credit: NASA/AP The end is nigh – that appears to be the case at least for NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope which is now running very low on […] 
This image is a combination of a JunoCam image with artist’s conception of lightning distribution in Juno’s northern hemisphere. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/JunoCam NASA’s Juno spacecraft has shown Jupiter in ways never seen before, not only sending back incredibly detailed images of the beautifully turbulent atmosphere, but also new data on what the giant planet […] 
“Self-portrait” of the Curiosity rover on Vera Rubin Ridge. Photo Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Is there or has there ever been life on Mars? We still don’t know the answer for sure, but two new findings announced this morning by NASA during a live discussion provide more tantalizing clues. The new results come from the Curiosity […] 
Illustration of the Galileo probe at Europa in 1997, and how the plume disrupted the moon’s magnetic field. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Michigan For decades, Jupiter’s moon Europa has fascinated scientists and the public alike after it was learned that a global water ocean lies beneath the icy crust. Could there be life on […] 
Artist’s conception of the two supermassive black holes in orbit around each other. Image Credit: Joshua Valenzuela/UNM Black holes are some of the most bizarre and mysterious phenomena in the Universe – they have captivated the imaginations of scientists and the public alike, and have been featured in many science fiction movies and stories. […] 
Artist’s conception of standing on the surface of exoplanet TRAPPIST-1f. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The search for exoplanets – planets orbiting other stars – has been one of the most exciting developments in astronomy and space science in recent years. The first couple exoplanets were found in 1992, and now over 3,400 have been confirmed, […] 
Spectacular view of Jupiter’s south pole from Juno, taken on Feb. 2, 2017 at 6:06 a.m. PT (9:06 a.m. ET), from an altitude of about 62,800 miles (101,000 kilometers) above the cloud tops (enhanced color version). Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/John Landino NASA’s Juno spacecraft has been orbiting the gas giant planet Jupiter since July 4, […] |
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