NASA’s Juno spacecraft has completed dozens of flybys of Jupiter and here’s the most beautiful images we’ve ever seen of the Jovian world
Feb 9th: Quasar’s Light Echoes After 6.73 Years
Astronomers using the 1.2-meter Whipple Observatory to follow the brightness of a lensed galaxy for 14.5 years have calculated that the time delay between light arriving along the shortest and farthest paths is 6.73 years.
Dec 28th: Firefly Makes Orbit on Second Try
Early Saturday morning, another company entered the exclusive club of successful orbital launchers, Firefly Aerospace, when their second attempt to reach orbit, named To The Black, lifted off on October 1.
Oct 14th: Astronomy for Equity with Mike Simmons
Today on #WSH, @Astro_MikeS joins @WSHCrew to share his newest venture, Astronomy for Equity, as he continues his calling to share astronomy with local communitites around the world. Also news update with Juno’s flyby, globular clusters, solar cycle, gravitational lens and Ryugu.
Mar 25th: News Roundup
Time for weekly news roundup with @WSHCrew. This week we have 5,000 exoplanets, Flyby of Ganymede, SLS, Starship, & James Webb Space Telescope
Jan 23rd: Good News & ALMA Spots Juno
Today travelers in the night will told a story about 2015 LF discovery and ALMA spotted asteroid Juno.
Jun 11th: Roving Mars with Perseverance and MASTCAM-Z
New images of Ganymede! And a discussion about Roving Mars with Perseverance and MASTCAM-Z
with Darian Dixon. #365DaysOfAstro
Feb 8th: Juno – Primary Mission Highlights
NASA’s Juno Mission just received a mission extension, adding Jupiter’s moons to the menu. Now, finally, we can talk about Juno!
Jul 29th: The Origin of Oddball Meteorite Family
Join us today while we take a look at the new origin story for an oddball family of meteorites. Yes, like a comic book hero, the parent (body) is no more.