#December2019

Space Swoon: NASA’s Juno captures Jupiter as it glances back. Look back at it, look back at it!

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NASA’s Juno spacecraft caught this gorgeous image of Jupiter! It was taken as the spacecraft sped away from the big gaseous bastard, and provides a look at its southern hemisphere.

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Space Swoon: NASA’s Juno spacecraft caught gorgeous photo of Jupiter solar eclipse

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Hell yeah! You want some photos of a solar eclipse on Jupiter? Well, motherfucker, you’re in the right place. NASA’s Juno spacecraft snapped these photos during a fly-by, and we’re all the richer for it.

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Space Swoon: Jupiter’s gorgeous clouds captured by Juno for our benefit

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Goddamn glorious picture right here of Jupiter’s clouds. Props to you, Juno!

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Space Swoon: This image of Jupiter taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft is goddamn gorgeous

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Space, is in fact, the motherfucking place.

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Space Swoon: Jupiter’s gorgeously chaotic clouds captured by Juno

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Juno out there, doing work. Capturing gorgeous images of Jupiter. This time, it’s of the planet’s gorgeously chaotic clouds.

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NASA has extended its Jupiter mission by three-years. Juno ain’t got time to die (yet)!

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NASA, much like my wife, ain’t done with its largest, gassiest giant. Not yet, at least. They’ve announced they’re extending the life of the Juno mission by at least three-years.

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Space Swoon: Time-Lapse video of Juno’s flyby of Jupiter

Space. Is. Awesome. Here’s a time-lapse of NASA’s Juno spacecraft flying by Jupiter.

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Space Swoon: Juno Captures Jupiter’s Little Red Spot

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Yeah, yeah. We all know about Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. But did you know the titanic fucking plant also has a Little Red Spot?

Hit the jump for a look at its glory.

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NASA’s Juno spacecraft has successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit

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Yeah, boy! Juno has successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit. The spacecraft sent a message a mere 540 million miles across the solar system to let NASA, and you know, the rest of us know.

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Space Swoon: NASA’s Juno spacecraft’s last shot of Jupiter until it’s in orbit

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NASA’s Juno spacecraft is powering down in preparation for its insertion into the gas giant’s orbit. Whatever may come of this attempted insertion, Juno has left the world with one final snapshot of the planet.

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