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Did Juno❓ Did you know that Jupiter has a turbulent atmosphere? This view of the face of Jupiter from our Juno spacecraft includes several of the planet’s southern jet streams. Using data from Juno’s instruments, scientists discovered that the planet’s powerful atmospheric jet streams extend far deeper than previously imagined. Evidence from Juno also shows that the jet streams and belts penetrate about 1,800 miles (3,000 kilometers) down into the planet. The storm known as the Great Red Spot is also visible here on the horizon, nearly rotated out of view as Juno sped away from Jupiter at about 30 miles per second (48 kilometers per second), which is more than 100,000 mph (160,900 kilometers per hour). It is a centuries-old storm bigger than Earth! 🌎 Credit: NASA/NASAJPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Image processing: Tanya Oleksuik © CC NC SA #NASA #Jupiter #Juno #Galaxy #GreatRedSpot #Astronomy #SolarSystem #JunoCam

The Rosette Nebula, some say depicts a human skull

At some point during the past 20 years, over five million of us downloaded SETI@home, putting our computers to work looking for aliens while we went about our lives. Then, in March 2020, SETI@home went quiet. Yet this was far from the end. 17 billion signals now need to be analyzed intelligence.

Jeff Foust: Europa Clipper has received direction to drop SLS compatibility

Congratulations to China for arriving at the planet Mars today, with their Tianwen-1 (“Heavenly Questions”) mission. It contains an Orbiter as well as a Lander/Rover combo that touches down in May. https://t.co/MrBfeT7Eda

Orion constellation

The Orion Nebula in HDR

Congratulations to China for the Tianwen-1 mission successfully entering Mars orbit today. There is much to discover about the mysteries of Mars and we look forward to your contributions! https://t.co/95IlAzPZFm

Animation during the years 2128-2138, showing the 1/3 mile-wide asteroid 101955 Bennu's position (pink) relative to the Earth (blue,) as both orbit the Sun. The 2135 very close approach is shown near the end, where it has a 1-in-2,700 chance of impacting Earth. (Credit: NASA/JPL HORIZONS system)

China's Tianwen-1 enters orbit around Mars.

A helicopter named Ingenuity is on the way to Mars with @NASAPersevere. In the new "Small Steps, Giant Leaps" podcast, the chief engineer of this @NASA_Technology demo talks about attempting powered flight on another planet. Listen & #CountdownToMars: https://t.co/9tocc4eMCt https://t.co/ZwWJau0h8k

FYI: Every 26 months a launch window opens between Earth & Mars, enabling a probe to arrive using minimal fuel, allowing heavier payloads. So anybody going to Mars will leave & arrive at about the same time. In the current window, the UAE, China, & USA all sent probes to Mars. https://t.co/cWQNPNu9HX

LIVE FROM SPACE: Two scientists turned @NASA_Astronauts — Kate Rubins and Shannon Walker — speak with the @CDCgov on space, public health, and women in STEM. ✨ Tune in for this “Cosmic Chat” from the @Space_Station: https://t.co/mzKW5uV4hS https://t.co/9S1VWw3LuQ

LIVE: From Apollo to Artemis, African Americans have contributed to our mission of reaching new heights and revealing the unknown for the benefit of humankind. Tune in to hear from leaders during our #BlackHistoryMonth program: https://t.co/PMgFIotSdo https://t.co/PMgFIotSdo

My first shot of Orion. Nikon Z50 with Sigma 70-200 2.8 APO