NASA’s Juno Orbiter Captures Stunning Images of Jupiter’s Moon Io

NASA’s Juno Orbiter Captures Stunning Images of Jupiter’s Moon Io

On February 3, 2024, NASA’s Juno spacecraft made a second close flyby of Io, the fifth of Jupiter’s moons and the third largest. Like the previous flyby on December 30, 2023, this second pass was at a distance of about 1,500 km (930 miles). During the twin flybys, the spacecraft’s JunoCam instrument returned spectacular, high-resolution …

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Old NASA Video Displays Orion’s Atmospheric Entry At 32 Times Speed of Sound

Old NASA Video Displays Orion’s Atmospheric Entry At 32 Times Speed of Sound

The Orion spacecraft was a key part of NASA’s Artemis I mission. On December 11th, 2022, the world watched in awe as NASA’s Orion spacecraft made its historic reentry into Earth’s atmosphere, marking the culmination of the Artemis I mission. Originally launched on November 16th, 2022, Orion was designed to one day carry astronauts to …

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