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Check Out the Stunning New Images of Jupiter From NASA’s Juno Spacecraft
On its 66th flyby of the king of planets, Juno has captured spectacular views of the stormy atmosphere, processed by citizen ...
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This Stunning New Atlas Explores Humanity’s Ancient Relationship With Space and the Universe
Written by the former chief historian of NASA, the book examines the evolution of our cosmic understanding—from early civilizations to the present day ...
HD 28185 c is not a brown dwarf but a massive planet, study finds
Astronomers from the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) in Australia and elsewhere have reinvestigated a planetary system known as HD 28185, known to contain a gaseous giant exoplanet and an ...
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Terrestrial Planets Are the Rocky Planets of the Solar System
Planets in our solar system fall into one of two major categories: Jovian planets and terrestrial planets. Jovian planets encompass the gas giants and ice giants of the outer solar system ...
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Origins: Where Are the Aliens?
With the exception of Pluto, planets in our solar system are classified as either terrestrial (Earth-like) or Jovian (Jupiter-like) planets. Terrestrial planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth ...
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What next for NASA's Europa Clipper? The long road to Jupiter and its moons
Reaching the Jovian system in 2030 ... This is provided by Jupiter and the gas giant planet's gravitational influence. That influence generates powerful tidal forces that cause Europa's rocky ...
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Saturn gets its 1st confirmed Trojan asteroid — but it might be stolen
One is ahead of the gas giant planet in its orbit (the Greek camp) and the other is trailing Jupiter (the Trojan camp). These Jovian Trojans are considered so scientifically important that the ...