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The next full Moon will be on Sunday afternoon, October 13, 2019, The Moon will appear full for about three days centered on this time, from Saturday morning to Tuesday morning.
October 2019: The Next Full Moon is the Hunter's Moon
NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter successfully executed a 10.5-hour propulsive maneuver to avoid a mission-ending shadow cast by Jupiter during an upcoming flyby.
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The next full Moon will be early Saturday morning, September 14, 2019. Find out what else to watch for in the skies during the next few weeks.
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This new Hubble Space Telescope view of Jupiter, taken on June 27, 2019, reveals the giant planet's trademark Great Red Spot.
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Twenty-five years ago, humanity first witnessed a collision between a comet and a planet.
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Twenty-five years ago, humanity first witnessed a collision between a comet and a planet.
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Our solar system is a stormy place. Join us on a tour of storms.
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NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter made the first definitive detection of a planetary magnetic field that changes over time, a phenomenon called secular variation.
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Auroras at Jupiter's poles are heating the planet's atmosphere to a greater depth than previously thought — a rapid response to the solar wind.
Jupiter's Atmosphere Heats up under Solar Wind
This site is among seven NASA sites nominated this year for a Webby. People's Voice voting is underway.
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Whether you're doing it for the nerd cred or the pie, this week on #10Things, we've got all the ways you can celebrate #PiDay with NASA.
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Meet the women leading two of humankind's two most distant space missions.
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The next full Moon will be on Feb. 19, 2019.
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Jupiter's turbulent southern hemisphere captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft after a close flyby of the gas giant planet on Dec. 21, 2018.
Juno's Latest Flyby of Jupiter Captures Two Massive Storms
Upcoming 16th science pass of Jupiter marks Juno’s halfway point in prime mission data collection.
NASA's Juno Mission Halfway to Jupiter Science
JunoCam data has detected atmospheric wave trains, towering atmospheric structures that trail one after the other as they roam the planet
NASA's Juno Mission Detects Jupiter Wave Trains
Quite a few candles have been lit since NASA was born on Oct. 1, 1958. Here’s a quick look back at some highlights from six decades of exploration—and a glimpse of what’s ahead.
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September nights! Planets bright! Milky Way sights!!
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Is there water deep in Jupiter's atmosphere, and if so, how much?
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To most of us, dust is an annoyance. But these tiny particles that float about and settle on surfaces play an important role across the solar system.
10 Things: Dust in the Wind (on Mars and Well Beyond)
New comprehensive mapping of the radiation pummeling Jupiter’s icy moon Europa reveals where scientists should look -- and how deep they’ll have to go -- when searching for signs of habitability and biosignatures.
Radiation Maps of Europa: Key to Future Missions
This summer offers plenty of opportunities for skywatchers looking to observe Mars, Saturn, Jupiter and meteors--with or without a telescope.
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Twelve new moons orbiting Jupiter have been found—11 “normal” outer moons, and one that they’re calling an “oddball.” This brings Jupiter’s total number of known moons to a whopping 79.
A Dozen New Moons of Jupiter Discovered
NASA’s Juno mission arrived at the King of Planets in July 2016. The intrepid robotic explorer has been revealing Jupiter's secrets ever since. Here are 10 historic Juno mission highlights.
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NASA has approved an update to Juno’s science operations until July 2021. This provides for an additional 41 months in orbit around Jupiter and will enable Juno to achieve its primary science objectives.
NASA Re-plans Juno's Jupiter Mission