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NASA's Juno flies close to Jupiter's Great Red Spot
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/07/2017
» A NASA spacecraft, Juno, has successfully peered into the giant storm raging on Jupiter, known as the Great Red Spot, the US space agency said Tuesday.
First close-up photos of Jupiter revealed
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/09/2016
» NASA published Friday the first-ever images of Jupiter's north pole and its southern aurora, taken during the Juno spacecraft's first orbital flyby of the gaseous giant on August 27.
NASA's Juno flies close to Jupiter's clouds
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/08/2016
» NASA's Juno mission successfully made its first of 36 orbital flybys of Jupiter today, passing about 4,200 kilometers above Jupiter's swirling clouds. First photos are a "couple of weeks" away.
DNA gene editing: Science mag's breakthrough of 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/12/2015
» Only three years old & researchers are already applying CRISPR technology to treat cancer & other diseases. Thousands of labs, scientists & even high school students have already begun using it.
Pluto mission: New photos released. (UPDATED)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/07/2015
» A new photo of Pluto shows the drawf planet has icy plains as well as mountains. Meanwhile, scientists are puzzling over why there are no significant craters.
Spacecraft passes Pluto, contacts Earth, sends photos as Thai trolls comment (Updated Wed.)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/07/2015
» The New Horizon spacecraft has reached and passed the planet Pluto. The first communication with the spacecraft occurred about 7:52am our time and indicates all is well. It didn't take long, however, for a group of annoying Thai trolls to make their presence know during NASA's coverage of the event.