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Hubble Image of Jupiter Shows New Storm Brewing

September 23, 2020April 4, 2021 Science ConnectedESA, Jupiter, NASA, space

A new Hubble image of Jupiter released by NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) reveals a new storm is brewing on the gas giant.

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Juno: What’s Jupiter Hiding?

February 22, 2018April 15, 2021 Science Connectedastronomy, Jupiter, NASA, space

The Juno spacecraft currently orbiting Jupiter is appropriately named. In Roman mythology, Jupiter created a veil of clouds to hide his escapades with Io from his wife, Juno, but Juno was able to peer through the clouds and foil his plan. By Steven Spence Juno: Aptly named The Juno spacecraft, currently on its 11th science orbit[1] of Jupiter, is designed to see through Jupiter’s clouds, revealing secrets of the planet’s atmosphere and interior. Boldly going on a five-year mission Juno launched on August 5, 2011, from Cape Canaveral aboard a…