Moons, also known as natural satellites, orbit planets and asteroids.NASA Solar System Exploration
Much of our exploration of other worlds in our solar system begins at home.
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NASA’s real-time science encyclopedia of deep space exploration. Our scientists and far-ranging robots explore the wild frontiers of our solar system.NASA Solar System Exploration
The Perseid meteor shower peaks in mid-August, and is considered the best meteor shower of the year.NASA Solar System Exploration
What are some skywatching highlights in August 2023?Saturn reaches opposition this month, meaning it's at its biggest and brightest for the year, and visible...YouTube
Using data from @NASAMars' InSight lander, scientists have made the most precise measurements ever of the Red Planet’s rotation. go.nasa.gov/3DIsWGa
How? Giant radio antennas on Earth! 🌏📡🔴 Specifically, @NASASCaN's Deep Space Network.
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Data sent by the spacecraft before it retired last December has provided new details about how fast the planet rotates and how much it wobbles.Naomi Hartono (NASA)
Download raw imagery from JunoCam and upload your processed imagery to the gallery!Mission Juno
NASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America's space agency. Get the latest updates on NASA missions, watch NASA TV live, and learn about our quest to reveal the unknown and benefit all humankind.NASA
OSIRIS-REx traveled to near-Earth asteroid Bennu and is bringing a small sample back to Earth for study. The mission launched Sept. 8, 2016, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.NASA
What's Up in August? Saturn reaches opposition, meaning it's at its biggest and brightest for the year. The "shooting stars" of the Perseid meteors are a must-see overnight on August 12-13. And August brings two full moons. solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatchi…
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What’s visible in the night sky? Get skywatching tips and resources from NASA.NASA Solar System Exploration
Explore the 3D world of the Solar System. Learn about past and future missions.Eyes on the Solar System - NASA/JPL
Our #JunoMission is making ever closer passes by Jupiter’s moon Io. The spacecraft will take another look at the active, volcanic moon on July 30 – with even closer flybys to come. 🌋 missionjuno.swri.edu/news/nasa…
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NASA's Mission Juno will explore Jupiter, seeking to unlock secrets of the giant planet and our solar system.Mission Juno
How do planets get their names? Aside from Earth, planets in our solar system were named after ancient gods. Today, the job of naming falls to the International Astronomical Union, the internationally recognized authority for naming celestial bodies. solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/
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There are more planets than stars in our galaxy. We've discovered thousands of planets orbiting distant stars, but it all started with the worlds orbiting our star — the Sun. he current lineup includes eight planets.NASA Solar System Exploration
Our daredevil spacecraft is almost home! On Sept. 24, after a seven-year-long journey #ToBennuAndBack, OSIRIS-REx will return to Earth with a sample of asteroid Bennu.
Mission updates: blogs.nasa.gov/osiris-rex/
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Join the journey as NASA’s Psyche mission team prepares for a targeted Oct. 5, 2023, launch to explore a unique metallic asteroid orbiting the sun between Ma...YouTube
What’s visible in the night sky? Get skywatching tips and resources from NASA.NASA Solar System Exploration
So many pics...
The legacy of exploration at the giant planet continues today with the #JunoMission, @NASAWebb, and soon, @EuropaClipper
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Jupiter is the fifth planet from our Sun, and it's the largest planet in the solar system.NASA Solar System Exploration
And how does it help us find new planets?spaceplace.nasa.gov
Today our #JunoMission completed its 52nd close pass by Jupiter! Earlier this year, it captured this view of storms and hazes on the giant planet. missionjuno.swri.edu/news/nasa…
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NASA's Mission Juno will explore Jupiter, seeking to unlock secrets of the giant planet and our solar system.Mission Juno
Estimated to be magnitude 5, the quake is the biggest ever detected on another planet.NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Watch the latest video in NASA’s “What’s Up” series to discover the skywatching highlights for this month.NASA Solar System Exploration
New technology and deeper understanding are moving us closer to detecting signs of life on another world.Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
Wish you were here!
XOXO, Curiosity
This postcard from @MarsCuriosity is an artistic interpretation, with blue added to parts captured in the morning & yellow to parts taken in the afternoon to enhance how the landscape changes throughout the day. go.nasa.gov/42Pfjiq
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Lighting from two times of day was combined for a stunning view of terrain that the rover is leaving behind.NASA Mars Exploration
Why is Venus so hot?
The planet’s thick CO2-filled atmosphere is great at trapping heat. This creates a runaway greenhouse effect that makes Venus roughly 700°F (389°C) hotter than it would be otherwise. @NASAJPL's Dr. Amy Hofmann gives us the details: go.nasa.gov/42FxR4v
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Venus is the second planet from the sun and our closest planetary neighbor.NASA Solar System Exploration
The first story in a six-part series on NASA's Search for Life takes a close look at the origin of our solar system, and the building blocks of life.Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
You are looking at a real-time visualization of asteroids and comets known as Near-Earth Objects (NEOs). This view is provided by NASA’s interactive Eyes on ...YouTube
What’s visible in the night sky? Get skywatching tips and resources from NASA.NASA Solar System Exploration
NASA’s real-time science encyclopedia of deep space exploration. Our scientists and far-ranging robots explore the wild frontiers of our solar system.NASA Solar System Exploration
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is 4 months away
from returning to Earth with a sample of asteroid Bennu. Scientists will examine the sample with questions about,
🧬Origins of life
📚 History of the solar system
🪨 Changes to the sample on its journey.
💎Lucy in the sky with asteroids (and a diamond beam splitter)
Learn all about the Lucy mission and its quest to learn more about the origins of our solar system on this week’s episode of Houston We Have a Podcast.
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The Principal Investigator for NASA’s Lucy mission discusses the spacecraft’s 12-year journey to eight different asteroids as we look to better understand the formation of our solar system. HWHAP Episode 289.Heidi Lavelle (NASA)
Scientists used ground-based telescopes to get unprecedented views, thanks to the giant planet’s position in its long orbit around the Sun.Tony Greicius (NASA)
