NASA’s Juno Detects Io’s Most Powerful Volcanic Eruption Yet

NASA’s Juno Detects Io’s Most Powerful Volcanic Eruption Yet

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#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A volcanic eruption of unprecedented scale has been observed on Jupiter’s moon Io, with a massive hotspot detected in the southern hemisphere. The discovery was made by NASA’s Juno spacecraft during a flyby on 27 December 2024. The heat energy released from this…

February 2025 Planet Parade: How to See Five Planets Align in the Sky

February 2025 Planet Parade: How to See Five Planets Align in the Sky

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#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A spectacular celestial event is set to unfold in February 2025, as five of the brightest planets—Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury and Saturn—become visible together in the evening sky. The alignment will peak on February 24, when Mercury and Saturn will appear closest to…

Mysterious Interstellar Object Might Have Shifted Four Planets’ Paths, Study Finds

Mysterious Interstellar Object Might Have Shifted Four Planets’ Paths, Study Finds

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#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates An unidentified celestial object, estimated to be eight times the mass of Jupiter, may have significantly altered the orbits of four outer planets in the solar system. Reports suggest that this planetary-sized body entered the solar system billions of years ago, passing remarkably…

Hubble Telescope Documents 10 Years of Dramatic Changes on Outer Planets

Hubble Telescope Documents 10 Years of Dramatic Changes on Outer Planets

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#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A decade of observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled significant changes in the atmospheres of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, as per reports. These findings, gathered as part of NASA’s Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) programme, were presented at the American…

NASA’s Europa Clipper Probe Begins Deploying Science Instruments on Way to Jupiter

NASA’s Europa Clipper Probe Begins Deploying Science Instruments on Way to Jupiter

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NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft has begun deploying its scientific instruments during its journey to Jupiter. The probe, launched on October 14, 2023 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Centre, is set to study Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons. Europa is believed to possess a subsurface ocean, potentially…

NASA Europa Clipper Advances Toward Jupiter’s Moon, Instruments Successfully Deployed

NASA Europa Clipper Advances Toward Jupiter’s Moon, Instruments Successfully Deployed

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NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft, launched on October 14, 2024, is now moving at 35 kilometres per second and has travelled more than 13 million miles from Earth as reported by NASA. Designed for an ambitious mission to study Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa, the spacecraft is expected to arrive in the…

October 2024 Skywatching: Comet C/2023 A3, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and More Expect Over the Coming Weeks

October 2024 Skywatching: Comet C/2023 A3, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and More Expect Over the Coming Weeks

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October offers a fascinating opportunity for skywatchers with a new comet making its appearance and several planets visible throughout the month. A particularly intriguing comet, known as C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), will grace the evening skies after October 14. It remains to be seen whether it will be the brightest comet…

NASA Europa Clipper Mission to Launch on October 10, Will Study Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa

NASA Europa Clipper Mission to Launch on October 10, Will Study Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa

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NASA‘s Europa Clipper mission is on track for its scheduled October 10 launch, aiming to explore Jupiter’s icy moon, Europa. Scientists believe Europa could be one of the most promising places to find the conditions for life beyond Earth. The spacecraft will travel 1.8 billion miles (2.9 billion kilometres) to…

Jupiter-Like Exoplanet With Iron Winds and Molten Metal Rain Discovered by Researchers

Jupiter-Like Exoplanet With Iron Winds and Molten Metal Rain Discovered by Researchers

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Astronomers have discovered that the exoplanet WASP-76b, located about 634 light-years away in the Pisces constellation, experiences extreme weather conditions unlike anything on Earth. With temperatures soaring to around 4,350 degrees Fahrenheit (2,400 degrees Celsius), the planet’s atmosphere is ravaged by high-speed iron winds and molten metal rain. These findings…