NASA just released this new close-up photo of the swirling clouds found on Jupiter. It was captured by the Juno spacecraft on October 29th, 2018, during its 16th close flyby of the gas giant. The clouds in the photo were seen in Jupiter’s North-North Temperate Belt (NNTB), one of the distinct cloud bands. The white […]
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A lovable sloth named Gerard photobombed a major rocket launch in South America when he unexpectedly appeared on the livestream. [Read More]
NASA has released a stunning photo of fiery lava lakes glowing brightly on the surface of Io, one of Jupiter's moons.
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