#September2016

Space Swoon: Jupiter’s South Pole as never before seen

Space Swoon: NASA’s Juno spacecraft speeds towards Jupiter’s North Pole

towards jupiter

NASA has just flown a spacecraft closer to Jupiter than ever before. The Solar System’s bulwark (seriously, big bastard eats so much space debris so we can not be obliterated so we can watch reality shows and attack one another with horrible, horrible mad-made weaponry, so uh, thanks?) is getting a thorough examination, courtesy of the Juno spacecraft.

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Space Swoon: Cassini captures Dione’s gorgeous contrasts

Space Swoon: NGC 7129 is a gorgeous Reflection (Nebula)

‘Hidden Figures’ Trailer: Three African-American female NASA Engineers help get us into space

Space Swoon: Saturn’s Clouds Go Infrared

Space Swoon: Hubble catches a Galaxy ready to burst

Watch: One Year of Earth from One-Million Miles Away

Space swoon! Swooning! Over space!

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Space Swoon: The Stars are (not really) out on Saturn

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

how it worked

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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