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Jul 12, 2017 06:19 AM EDT

NASA's Juno Spacecraft's Rendezvous With Jupiter's Mammoth Cyclone

The Juno probe has just brushed with the clouds above the Great Red Spot of the giant planet.

Dec 21, 2016 02:32 AM EST

Have A Look At The Center Of The Universe At NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory screamed through the Red Planet's atmosphere in a daring feat scientists later dubbed "7 minutes of terror."

Nov 30, 2016 03:08 AM EST

NASA Will Say Goodbye To The RapidScat Instrument; No Plans Of Replacing It

Find out why the RapidScat stopped working.

Nov 25, 2016 02:48 AM EST

Scout: NASA’s Intruder Alert System Discovers Massive Rock Close Enough To Earth

A newly designed NASA's tool named Scout helps detect dangerous asteroids before they hit the Earth.

Sep 21, 2016 01:06 AM EDT

The Grand Finale: JPL's Cassini Spacecraft Begins Epic Final Year Exploring Saturn

Cassini’s final mission also called the Grand Finale will begin in April 2017. During this Final Act, Cassini will make some of the closest observations of Saturn, returning data about its chemical composition until it gets all burned up in the Saturn's Atmosphere.

Jun 10, 2016 06:00 AM EDT

Atmospheric Water Possibly Hidden Beneath Clouds Of Hot Jupiters

There is water in hot Jupiters' (exoplanets) atmosphere, according to the astronomers.

Jun 03, 2016 05:30 AM EDT

NASA's Airborne Instrument Can Visualize The Hard-To-See Coastal Water Phenomena Including Coral Reef System

NASA has invented an instrument that can perceive the coasts and coral reef system in the ocean.