The Latest on Juno at Jupiter

Hey Space Placers!

NASA held a teleconference today about the latest findings from Juno at Jupiter.

Jupiter From Juno
Image Courtesy of NASA/Bruce Lemons

Click on the listings to read all about it:

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/junoteleconference - Be SURE to check out the INCREDIBLE pics

http://www.swri.org/press-release/swri-led-juno-mission-jupiter-delivers-first-science-results

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6856

New ESA Lunar Impact Project

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My fave place in the Universe, the Moon, is getting a new project. The European Space Agency (ESA) has started a study to detect and measure the temperature of lunar impacts.  These impacts happen frequently and this study will help improve our knowledge of their frequency, size and resulting crater formation.

Date: 24 May 2017
Depicts: Lunar impact flash
Copyright: NELIOTA project

In 11 hours of observing time 4 impacts were recorded by the 1.2 meter (48 inches) telescope and its cameras. The large aperture of the telescope and the sensitivity of the cameras should allow for the gathering of a large amount of data

NASA also has an lunar impact monitoring program but uses 14-inch telescopes.

I would love to be able to see one of these impacts. Amateur astronomers are participating in the NASA project.

Sky Guy in VA

Update on Space Missions

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Get the latest on space missions here.

Artist Concept of New Horizons at Pluto
NASA

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Help Hunt For Exploding Stars

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Join in the hunt for exploding stars - supernovae - by becoming part of a citizen science project.

This is just one of a number of astronomy citizen science projects that you can become part of at Zooinverse. The variety of projects includes hunting for 'Planet Nine', galaxies, exoplanets - a real 'Zoo" of space stuff ;-)

Whether you are an arm chair astronomer or an ardent telescope user, there is something for you to become part of.

Check it out and get involved.....the Universe awaits you.

Sky Guy in VA

Submarine Comms Affect Structure of Van Allen Radiation Belts

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Interesting NASA video that shows how we are affecting the space around Earth.

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NASA's Sounding Rockets

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Learn all about NASA's little rocket workhorses - sounding rockets.


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Motion of TWO Million In The Milky Way Galaxy Over FIVE Million Years

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Enjoy this video from ESA that shows the motion of two MILLION stars in our Milky Way Galaxy.


Here is the background on how the video was made from the Gaia mission.

 Sky Guy in VA