Tag: Jupiter’s moon Io
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Recent Astronomical Marvels: Exploring Globular Clusters, Alien Atmospheres, and Martian Landscapes
Astronomical discoveries and expeditions that illuminate the universe. Recent Space Discoveries: Globular Cluster’s Journey and Clues to Alien Life Globular Cluster’s Track to Milky Way Center: Stars linked by gravity form globular clusters in the Milky Way. One globular cluster traveling toward the galactic center was discovered recently. These clusters in the galaxy’s outer regions…
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Stunning Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured high-quality photographs of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io during a close flyby. The spacecraft, which has been examining Jupiter and its surrounds since 2016, flew within 930 miles of Io’s surface, the closest since NASA’s Galileo in 2001. Stunning JunoCam Images Reveal Jupiter’s Moon Io: A Volcanic Wonder in Red and Gray…
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The NASA orbiter approaches Jupiter’s intense moon Io.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft is approaching Jupiter’s moon Io for its 57th flyby since entering Jupiter’s orbit in 2016. Saturday’s orbiter will approach Io’s surface within 930 miles, offering unprecedented observations of the solar system’s most volcanic moon. Juno’s Intensive Study of Io’s Volcanoes: Unveiling Mysteries Beyond Jupiter’s Surface Juno is studying Io’s strong volcanoes, visible…