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Juno mission extended, will now study Jupiter’s moons and rings

26 February 2021 Astronomy Now

NASA”s Juno mission to Jupiter has been extended for multiple flybys of three Galilean moons and the giant planet’s faint rings.

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NASA’s Europa Clipper approved for development

20 August 2019 Astronomy Now

NASA formally approves development of the Europa Clipper, a spacecraft intended to explore Jupiter’s icy moon Europa in search of clues about a potentially habitable sub-surface ocean.

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ALMA takes Europa’s temperature; heat signatures not seen at plume sites

23 October 2018 Astronomy Now

Astronomers have created a thermal map of Jupiter’s moon Europa, showing temperature variations across its surface. But another team has found no signs of hot spots where suspected plumes are located.

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NASA invites ESA to build Europa piggyback probe

11 April 2015 Stephen Clark

After walking away from a previously planned joint mission to Jupiter, NASA has asked the European Space Agency if it can furnish a lander or ice-penetrating probe for a rejuvenated U.S.-led robotic spacecraft to visit Jupiter’s moon Europa.

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    Is the Hubble Tension Resolved?
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    A faint star will reveal itself as it throws a hissy-fit
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    Saturn’s Rings to “Disappear”
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