NASA using asteroid's close flyby to test warning network
NASA is using an asteroid's close flyby to test Earth's warning network for incoming space rocks.
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News tagged with flyby
Image: Jupiter—a new point of view
This striking Jovian vista was created by citizen scientists Gerald Eichstädt and Seán Doran using data from the JunoCam imager on NASA's Juno spacecraft.
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Aug 18, 2017
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Image: Jupiter's Great Red Spot (enhanced color)
This enhanced-color image of Jupiter's Great Red Spot was created by citizen scientist Gerald Eichstädt using data from the JunoCam imager on NASA's Juno spacecraft.
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Jul 14, 2017
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ESA's JUICE spacecraft could detect water from plumes erupting on Europa
ESA's JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (JUICE) mission to the Jovian system could easily confirm the presence of water on Europa, a new study finds. According to the research, it is feasible to detect water molecules (H2O) and ...
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May 1, 2017
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Image: Titan flyby 22 April 2017
In the early hours of Saturday morning, the international Cassini–Huygens mission made its final close flyby of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, coming within 1000 km of the atmosphere-clad world.
Space Exploration
Apr 25, 2017
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Cassini heads toward final close encounter with Titan
NASA's Cassini spacecraft will make its final close flyby of Saturn's haze-enshrouded moon Titan this weekend. The flyby marks the mission's final opportunity for up-close observations of the lakes and seas of liquid hydrocarbons ...
Space Exploration
Apr 19, 2017
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Cassini gets close-up view of Saturn moon Atlas
These raw, unprocessed images of Saturn's moon, Atlas, were taken on April 12, 2017, by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The flyby had a close-approach distance of about 7,000 miles (11,000 kilometers).
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Apr 14, 2017
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Image: Colliding weather fronts on Jupiter
This image, taken by the JunoCam imager on NASA's Juno spacecraft, highlights a feature on Jupiter where multiple atmospheric conditions appear to collide.
Space Exploration
Apr 10, 2017
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Juno spacecraft set for fifth Jupiter flyby
NASA's Juno spacecraft will make its fifth flyby over Jupiter's mysterious cloud tops on Monday, March 27, at 1:52 a.m. PDT (4:52 a.m. EDT, 8:52 UTC).
Space Exploration
Mar 24, 2017
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Image: Cassini reveals strange shape of Saturn's moon Pan
These raw, unprocessed images of Saturn's tiny moon, Pan, were taken on March 7, 2017, by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The flyby had a close-approach distance of 24,572 kilometers (15,268 miles).
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Mar 10, 2017
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