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Tag Archives: NASA
August 14 Meeting: “Gemini: Forgotten Middle Child”
This month’s General Membership Meeting of the Cuyahoga Astronomical Association will take place on August 14, starting at 7:30 PM at the Rocky River Nature Center; 24000 Valley Parkway; North Olmsted, Ohio, in the Cleveland Metroparks. The meeting will begin … Continue reading
Spectacular view of Jupiter, courtesy Juno
This image shows Jupiter’s south pole, as seen by NASA’s Juno spacecraft from an altitude of 32,000 miles (52,000 kilometers). The oval features are cyclones, up to 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) in diameter. Multiple images taken with the JunoCam instrument … Continue reading
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Tagged JPL, Juno, Jupiter, NASA
Seven Earth-sized planets discovered around dwarf star 40 light-years distant
Feb. 22, 2017 — Astronomers have found a system of seven Earth-sized planets just 40 light-years away. Using ground and space telescopes, including ESO’s Very Large Telescope, the planets were all detected as they passed in front of their parent … Continue reading
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Tagged "hubble space telescope", astronomy, discovery, ESA, ESO, exoplanet, extrasolar, NASA, Spitzer Space Telescope
Best views yet
Newly released images showcase the incredible closeness with which NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, now in its “Ring-Grazing” orbits phase, is observing Saturn’s dazzling rings of icy debris. The views are some of the closest-ever images of the outer parts of the … Continue reading
Cassini saves daring maneuvers and observations for last
NASA’s Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft has made its first close dive past the outer edges of Saturn’s rings since beginning its penultimate mission phase on Nov. 30. Cassini crossed through the plane of Saturn’s rings on Dec. 4 at 8:09 AM EST … Continue reading
After five years, Juno nears its destination
NASA’s Juno mission, launched nearly five years ago, will soon reach its final destination: the most massive planet in our solar system, Jupiter. On the evening of July 4, at roughly 9 PM PDT (12 AM EDT, July 5), the … Continue reading
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Tagged JPL, Juno, Jupiter, NASA
JOI: NASA’s Juno arrives at Jupiter on July 4
Mission Trailer Video: Secrets lie deep within Jupiter, shrouded in the solar system’s strongest magnetic field and most lethal radiation belts. On July 4, 2016, NASA’s Juno spacecraft will plunge into uncharted territory, entering orbit around the gas giant and … Continue reading
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Tagged Juno, Jupiter, NASA, video
