#July2016
Massive Planet found within a triple-star system. Take that, Binary Sunset
Space, man. Constantly taking our notions of what’s possible, farting on them loudly, and then ripping them up and throwing them into the wind. Planet without a triple-star system? Impossible! Except. Not.
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NASA’s Juno spacecraft has successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit
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.
Space Swoon: NASA’s Juno spacecraft’s last shot of Jupiter until it’s in orbit
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.
Space Swoon: NASA’s Juno spacecraft nearly at Jupiter
I didn’t know about NASA’s spacecraft, Juno. Or that it was damn close to Jupiter. But now I’m aware of both factoids, and eagerly excited.
Ancient Mars was even more Earth-Like than we thought
Mars! The Red Planet! Ares! We’ve known that back in the day, the son of a bitch was similar to Earth. But as we learn more about the planet, it keeps turning out that it was more Earth-Like than imagined. Pretty cool.
Pluto likely has a Hidden Liquid Ocean
Pluto, the Dwarf Planet, is stunting on all of us. Blowing our fucking minds, making us feel guilty for dubbing it a Non-Planet. Why, this fucking (non-)Planet likely has a hidden liquid ocean.
India has successfully launched a reusable shuttle prototype
Go India! To the stars! Go India, to the stars, for your country! Go India, to the stars, for all of humanity!
