After over 12 years studying Saturn, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft begins its intrepid finale: a yearlong two-part mission. Before we reach the end of Cassini’s voyage
Tag: Astronomy
Mission Update: A Successful First Juno Flyby
On August 27th, NASA’s Juno spacecraft made its closest scheduled approach to Jupiter during the first of 36 flybys. Traveling at 130,000 mph (208,000 kilometers
This Week’s Sky: August 28th- September 3rd
Sunday, August 28th: Cassiopeia rises high in the northeast sky, while Ursa Major (the Big Dipper) declines in the northwest. Both these shifts signal the
The Closest Possible Exoplanet to Earth Unveiled
Today, the scientific journal Nature released what could amount as the most important astronomical discovery of the century. Scientists confirm an Earth-like planet orbits the
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