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NASA’s Juno: Science Results Offer First 3D View of Jupiter Atmosphere

Portal origin URL: NASA’s Juno: Science Results Offer First 3D View of Jupiter AtmospherePortal origin nid: 475018Published: Thursday, October 28, 2021 - 14:52Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: New findings from NASA’s Juno probe orbiting Jupiter provide a fuller picture of how the planet’s distinctive and colorful atmospheric features offer clues...

We Asked a NASA Expert: How Did Perseverance Pick its Landing Spot?

How did the Perseverance Mars rover pick its exact landing spot? Believe it or not, the rover made the decision on precisely where to land just moments before it touched down. How?! Thanks to the work of engineers like Swati Mohan and a new technology called Terrain Relative Navigation, Perseverance landed in the most challenging landscape ever attempted on Mars: https://go.nasa.gov/3yutGdH...

Hubble Celebrates Halloween with a Glowering, Dying Star

Portal origin URL: Hubble Celebrates Halloween with a Glowering, Dying StarPortal origin nid: 474976Published: Thursday, October 28, 2021 - 11:00Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: A hypnotizing vortex? A peek into a witch's cauldron? A giant space-spider web? In reality, it's a look at the red giant star CW Leonis as photographed by...

NASA to Host Briefing on Webb Telescope Engineering, Deployments

Portal origin URL: NASA to Host Briefing on Webb Telescope Engineering, DeploymentsPortal origin nid: 474995Published: Thursday, October 28, 2021 - 09:14Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA will hold a virtual media briefing 11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Nov. 2, to discuss the engineering of the James Webb Space Telescope, the world’s largest and most...