NASA's Hubble space telescope captures mesmerising images of Jupiter
1 year, 4 months ago

NASA's Hubble space telescope captures mesmerising images of Jupiter

India TV News  

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shared stunning images of Jupiter leaving space enthusiasts mesmerised. According to the NASA press release, "The image was taken when the planet and the Sun are on opposite sides of the sky providing a unique perspective of the gas giant including its most recognisable feature, the 'Great Red Spot'. Sharing the image on social media platform it wrote, "Just in time for Jupiter reaching opposition, this Hubble image shows a unique view of the planet in ultraviolet light! In another post, it wrote, "The data used to create this ultraviolet image is part of a Hubble proposal that looked at Jupiter’s stealthy superstorm system.

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NASA spacecraft discovers tiny moon around asteroid during close flyby
1 year, 4 months ago

NASA spacecraft discovers tiny moon around asteroid during close flyby

The Hindu  

The little asteroid visited by NASA's Lucy spacecraft this week had a big surprise for scientists. The discovery was made during Wednesday's flyby of Dinkinesh, 300 million miles away in the main asteroid belt beyond Mars. It's also the Amharic name for Lucy, the 3.2 million-year-old remains of a human ancestor found in Ethiopia in the 1970s, for which the …

NASA Discovers Asteroid Has Its Own Tiny Moon
1 year, 4 months ago

NASA Discovers Asteroid Has Its Own Tiny Moon

Huff Post  

The little asteroid visited by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft this week had a big surprise for scientists. via Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The little asteroid visited by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft this week had a big surprise for scientists. The discovery was made during Wednesday’s flyby of Dinkinesh, 300 million miles away in the main asteroid belt beyond Mars. It’s …

Asteroid Dinkinesh has its own moon, pictures sent by NASA's spacecraft shows
1 year, 4 months ago

Asteroid Dinkinesh has its own moon, pictures sent by NASA's spacecraft shows

Hindustan Times  

The little asteroid visited by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft this week had a big surprise for scientists. The discovery was made during Wednesday’s flyby of Dinkinesh, 300 million miles away in the main asteroid belt beyond Mars. It has ‘bones’ NASA sent Lucy past Dinkinesh as a rehearsal for the bigger, more mysterious asteroids out near Jupiter. “Dinkinesh really did live …

NASA spacecraft discovers tiny moon around asteroid during close flyby
1 year, 4 months ago

NASA spacecraft discovers tiny moon around asteroid during close flyby

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The little asteroid visited by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft this week had a big surprise for scientists. The discovery was made during Wednesday’s flyby of Dinkinesh, 300 million miles away in the main asteroid belt beyond Mars. It’s also the Amharic name for Lucy, the 3.2 million-year-old remains of a human ancestor found in Ethiopia in the …

NASA's Lucy spacecraft flies by pint-sized Dinkinesh, heads towards Jupiter
1 year, 4 months ago

NASA's Lucy spacecraft flies by pint-sized Dinkinesh, heads towards Jupiter

India TV News  

NASA's Lucy spacecraft swooped past the pint-sized Dinkinesh asteroid among ten others on its long journey to Jupiter. Lucy's main targets are the so-called Trojans, swarms of unexplored asteroids out near Jupiter that are considered to be time capsules from the dawn of the solar system. Lucy will next swing past an asteroid named after one of the fossil Lucy's …

New James Webb space telescope shows Jupiter’s auroras, tiny moons
2 years, 7 months ago

New James Webb space telescope shows Jupiter’s auroras, tiny moons

The Hindu  

The world’s newest and biggest space telescope is showing Jupiter as never before, auroras and all. The James Webb Space Telescope took the photos in July, capturing unprecedented views of Jupiter’s northern and southern lights, and swirling polar haze. Jupiter's Great Red Spot, a storm big enough to swallow Earth, stands out brightly alongside countless smaller storms. NASA and the …

New space telescope shows Jupiter's auroras, tiny moons
2 years, 7 months ago

New space telescope shows Jupiter's auroras, tiny moons

The Independent  

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Nasa to launch first space probe to study Jupiter asteroids
3 years, 5 months ago

Nasa to launch first space probe to study Jupiter asteroids

India Today  

Nasa was set on Saturday to launch a spacecraft called Lucy on a 12-year mission to explore for the first time a group of rocky bodies known as the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, gathering new insights into the solar system's formation. Additionally, Lucy will do three Earth flybys for gravity assists, making it the first spacecraft to return to our planet's …

Lucy in the sky: Spacecraft will visit record 8 asteroids
3 years, 5 months ago

Lucy in the sky: Spacecraft will visit record 8 asteroids

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Attention asteroid aficionados: NASA is set to launch a series of spacecraft to visit and even bash some of the solar system’s most enticing space rocks. There’s nothing better for understanding how our solar system formed 4.6 billion years ago, said Lucy’s principal scientist, Hal Levison of Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado. The much longer …

Lucy in the sky: Spacecraft will visit record 8 asteroids
3 years, 5 months ago

Lucy in the sky: Spacecraft will visit record 8 asteroids

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Attention asteroid aficionados: NASA is …

Jupiter, enticing moon Europa star in new Hubble photo
4 years, 6 months ago

Jupiter, enticing moon Europa star in new Hubble photo

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Jupiter and its enticing moon Europa shine in a new photo by the Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble snapped the picture last month when the planet was 406 million miles away, and the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore released it Thursday. A bright white splotch in Jupiter’s northern latitudes indicates a new storm barreling around the …

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