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New moon of May 2025 leaves the night sky dark to see the summer constellations tonight
The new moon of May occurs on May 26. Two days later the moon will make a close pass to Jupiter in the evening sky, and the ...
Jupiter was once twice as large as it is today
To better understand Jupiter’s primordial stages, researchers turned to the tiniest of the planet’s 92 known moons. Almathea ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN4d
Should Scientists Inject Saturn’s Moon Enceladus With Life?
A new study proposes that seeding the orb’s underground ocean with microbes might help us learn how to make other worlds ...
ASU camera checks temps on Mars, but its real mission is a search for life above Jupiter
A camera built at Arizona State University is on its way to check for signs of life above Jupiter, but it detoured to Mars ...
Space on MSN3d
Amazing Animation Of ESA's JUICE Spacecraft Flying To The Jupiter System
ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) that was launched in 2023 will take about 8 years to arrive at the jovian system after several gravity assists. Credit: Space.com | animation courtesy: ESA / A ...
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As an adolescent, Jupiter was bigger and stronger
A pair of researchers in astrophysics claim the data sheds new light on Jupiter’s role in shaping the early solar system and ...
Astronomy on MSN18h
June 2025: What’s in the sky this month? Titan’s shadow transits Saturn, and Mercury meets with Jupiter in the evening
Jupiter joins Mercury in early twilight as Mars lingers with Leo after dark. Saturn is visible in the morning, meeting ...
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ASU camera checks temps on Mars, but its real mission is a search for life above Jupiter
After launching on Oct. 14, 2024, Europa Clipper is on an odyssey to Europa, Jupiter’s icy, fourth-largest moon. It is NASA ... mission is led by NASA, a major piece was built in Tempe.