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NASA’s Juno probe reveals the amount of water in Jupiter’s atmosphere is three times that of the sun suggesting the giant planet was likely the first to form in the Solar System  In 1995, NASA’s Galileo probe found Jupiter was much dryer than the sun Now, Juno used new technology that let it to gather data … Read more

Leiden University computer algorithm spots ELEVEN asteroids that could hit Earth triggering ‘unprecedented devastation’ — but were ‘MISSED by NASA software’ Researchers used a supercomputer to model the solar system over 10,000 years Within this model, they next simulated asteroids that would eventually hit Earth The library of fake hazards was used to train an … Read more

Artemis was the twin sister of Apollo and goddess of the Moon in Greek mythology.  NASA has chosen her to personify its path back to the Moon, which will see astronauts return to the lunar surface by 2024 –  including the first woman and the next man. Artemis 1, formerly Exploration Mission-1, is the first … Read more

If aliens are using an interstellar beacon to contact Earth, scientists at the SETI Institute are going to find it. The team believes advanced lifeforms have placed a transmitter in the center of the galaxy and are developing techniques to detect signatures from the technology. SETI scientist are developing a system that ‘piggybacks’ off the … Read more

NASA shortlists missions to map the surface of Venus, identify gases in its atmosphere, look for an ocean on Triton, and hunt for magma flows on Io.  The four shortlisted projects will each get a $3 million NASA grant for a 9 month feasibility study before two will become actual missions and go to space. … Read more

Asteroid MOONS Earth: Space rock bigger than the Empire State Building that zipped past our planet last week has its own miniature satellite The bigger of the two discovered space rocks has a diameter of over 1,470 feet  The smaller asteroid is in a 49 day orbit of its parent and has a 230ft diameter … Read more

NASA’s Mars 2020 rover is fitted with a LASER that vaporizes rock up to 20 feet away to search for signs of life during its mission to the Red Planet NASA is set to send the Mars 2020 rover to the Red Planet in July The rover now has a laser to vaporize rock in … Read more

Voyager 2 spacecraft resumes its exploration of interstellar space after NASA engineers fix a potentially fatal glitch from 11.5 billion miles away NASA says Voyager 2 officially entered ‘interstellar space’ in November 2018  At the end of January there was an energy spike due to a failed spin manoeuvre It shut off its science instruments … Read more

Pluto has a heart-shaped patch of frozen nitrogen, responsible for gusty winds that push in the opposite direction to the dwarf planet’s rotation, say NASA scientists. As nitrogen within the heart-shaped ice region, called Tombaugh Regio, vaporises in the north and becomes ice in the south, its movement triggers western winds. Pluto’s winds above 2.5 … Read more

NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has beamed back photos of the charred remains of the European Space Agency’s Schiaparelli landing craft. The Schiaparelli Lander, which crashed on the Martian surface on October 19, 2016, is shown as a crusty black spot surrounded by rusty red sand. Images captured by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s (MRO) HiRISE camera soon … Read more

NASA’s long-delayed James Webb telescope has a 12 percent chance of actually launching on time, says new study from the US government A government report is casting doubt on the James Webb telescope launch The GAO says there’s a 12 percent chance it will launch in March 2021 It will likely be delayed at least … Read more

NASA has said a final goodbye to its Spitzer Space Telescope, which has been decommissioned after more than 16 years of service.  NASA mission control downloaded the last Spitzer data and sent through a command to enter safe mode on Thursday, ceasing all scientific operations. At 2:34 pm PST (10:24pm GMT) on Thursday, Spitzer Project … Read more