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Category: Earth Sky
Jupiter’s stormy weather on display in new Hubble images
View larger. | NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured these views (opposite hemispheres) of Jupiter’s stormy weather.…
Voyager 1 spacecraft has sent a (partly) decipherable message
Artist’s concept shows Voyager 1 against a starry background. The spacecraft, launched in 1977, is no…
Are solar storms dangerous to us on Earth?
Artist’s concept of activity on the sun traveling across space to interact with Earth’s magnetic field.…
Pieces of asteroid Bennu now on display for YOU!
Here’s a pebble-sized sample from asteroid Bennu, protected inside a clear container, now on display at…
Giant volcano on Mars hiding in plain sight
The newly discovered giant volcano on Mars is just south of the planet’s equator, in eastern…
Interstellar signal linked to aliens was just a truck
This artist’s concept shows a meteor streaking toward Earth. In 2014, an interstellar meteor struck Earth…
Europa has enough oxygen to support a million people
View larger. | NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this view of Europa during its close flyby on…
A ‘new star’ from a nova outburst is expected soon
Artist’s conception of red giant star and white dwarf. A stream of material flows from the…
A message to Europa from the people of Earth
Here’s one side of a commemorative plate mounted on NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft. It features U.S.…