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07/17/2018 08:23 PM
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NASA’s Juno Mission Spots Another Possible Volcano on Jupiter’s Moon Io
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Using data from the Juno spacecraft, a team of scientists found a heat source on Io that could be a previously-undiscovered volcano.
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07/16/2018 12:27 PM
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How Fast is the Universe Expanding? Hubble and Gaia Team Up to Conduct the Most Accurate Measurements to Date
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A new study used data from both Hubble and Gaia in order to obtain the most precise measurements of cosmic expansion to date.
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07/15/2018 11:42 AM
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NASA Simulation Shows How Europa’s “Fossil Ocean” Rises to the Surface Over Time
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A new study by a team from NASA JPL has shown how Europa's interior ocean rises to the surface slowly over time, creating "fossil material" on the surface.
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07/13/2018 01:31 PM
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Juno Data Shows that Some of Jupiter’s Moons are Leaving “Footprints” in its Aurorae
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According to a recent study by an international team of researchers, Jupiter's moons of Io and Ganymede leave "footprints" in the planets powerful aurorae.
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07/13/2018 11:25 AM
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Cassini’s “Grande Finale” Earns an Emmy Nomination!
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In recognition of their efforts to communicate the importance of the Cassini mission, NASA's JPL recently received an Emmy nomination for their Cassini Grande Finale campaign.
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07/13/2018 10:11 AM
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New Research Raises Hopes for Finding Life on Mars, Pluto and Icy Moons
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A new research study conducted by an international team of researchers indicates that life can survive in a variety of cold and briny environments.
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07/11/2018 09:06 PM
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Kepler Mission Placed in Hibernation to Download Data Before its Last Campaign
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The Kepler mission has been put into hibernation prior to downloading data from its 18th campaign and commencing its last.
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07/11/2018 12:59 PM
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Carnival of Space #569
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This week’s Carnival of Space is hosted by Allen Versfeld at his Urban Astronomer blog. Click here to read Carnival of Space #569. And if you’re interested in looking back, here’s an archive to all the past Carnivals of Space. If you’ve got a space-related blog, you should really join the carnival. Just email an entry […]
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07/11/2018 10:06 AM
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A Partial Solar Eclipse Down Under
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Eclipse season in nigh... though most of us won't notice. The second eclipse season for 2018 commences with the arrival of New Moon and Brown Lunation number 1182 at 3:01 Universal Time on Friday, July 13th, 2018. This eclipse is a shallow partial, just skimming the southern hemisphere of the Earth between the Australian and Antarctic continents.
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07/10/2018 08:11 PM
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NASA is Looking for New Ways to Deal With Trash on Deep Space Missions
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NASA is currently partnering with companies to develop technologies for dealing with garbage during long-duration space flights.
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