NASA’s Jupiter Probe Could Snag First-Ever Sample From an Interstellar Comet

Astronomers may be just weeks away from an unprecedented opportunity to learn more about our solar system’s interstellar ...
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Comet 3I/ATLAS could soon shower NASA's Jupiter probe in charged particles.

At the end of October Europa Clipper will fly in line with 3I/ATLAS’ ion tail — but will any of the charged particles reach ...
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NASA spacecraft to scour Jupiter's icy moon in search of life-supporting conditions

NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft is set to explore Jupiter's moon Europa, one of the prime candidates for finding life beyond Earth. Europa Clipper will assess whether Europa's conditions, such as its ...
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Scientists long urged NASA to search for signs of life near Jupiter. Now it’s happening

Jupiter’s icy moon Europa is suspected of harboring a vast ocean that may be capable of supporting life. The $5-billion Europa Clipper spacecraft is the largest interplanetary probe ever built by NASA ...
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Europe regains contact with JUICE Jupiter probe ahead of crucial Aug. 31 Venus flyby

Europe's most advanced interplanetary space probe lost contact with Earth for nearly a full day leading up to a crucial flyby of Venus that will occur on Sunday (Aug. 31). JUICE (short for "Jupiter ...
Daily Journal

NASA launches probe to study if life possible on icy Jupiter moon

NASA's Europa Clipper probe blasted off from Florida on Monday, bound for an icy moon of Jupiter to discover whether it has the ingredients to support life. Lift-off aboard a powerful SpaceX Falcon ...
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Mystery of 1,200-mph jet streams on gas giants like Jupiter explained with unified model

“We hoped to demonstrate that the mechanism we believe is acting in the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn can explain equatorial ...
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NASA probe offers dramatic glimpses of Jupiter and its moon Ganymede

NASA’s Juno spacecraft flew closer to Jupiter’s moon Ganymede than any spacecraft in the last two decades, according to NASA. The moon is the largest in our solar system. (FILE-A screenshot from the ...
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NASA's Juno probe orbiting Jupiter may have come to an end, but no one can confirm

Juno does not fall into those protected categories, and was also zeroed-out on the President's fiscal year 2026 budget ...
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Congressperson Urges NASA to Send Its Jupiter Probe Chasing in Pursuit of the Weird Visitor Coming From Interstellar Space

Earlier this year, astronomers spotted a mysterious interstellar object, dubbed 3I/ATLAS, hurtling through the solar system at a blistering speed. It’s only the third confirmed interstellar object to ...
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NASA turns up the heat to fix Jupiter probe's wonky camera

Using the thermal equivalent of giving it a sharp whack, NASA repaired the camera of its Jupiter-orbiting Juno probe from 370 million miles (590 million km) away after the instrument was put out of ...