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Juno Space Probe Is Set To Enter Jupiter's Orbit On Monday

7:00am July 03, 2016

by Joe Palca

The craft is designed to glean data from Jupiter that could also help us learn how Earth formed. But first, Juno has to get into orbit — determined by a crucial half-hour of firing by its main engine.

A view from Earth of a slender crescent moon in close proximity to the two brightest planets in the sky, Venus and Jupiter.

Track Jupiter's Path Like An Ancient Babylonian

8:28pm January 28, 2016

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Clay tablets show that Babylonian astronomers tracked planets using a method that was thought to be invented 1,400 years later. In a way, scientists say, the ancient techniques were "very modern."

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This new image from the largest planet in the Solar System, Jupiter, was made during the Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) program.

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New Hubble Images Show Jupiter's Great Red Spot Is Still Shrinking

1:44pm October 14, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

But, using images from the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have learned the great storm is putting up a fight because it is now shrinking at a slower rate.