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Our next online Lecture…
The next GoSpaceWatch Online Lecture is on Wednesday 21st April. “The Jovian Explorers: From Juno to JUICE” by Dr Leigh Fletcher of the University of Leicester
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has been orbiting the gas giant since 2016, providing exquisite views of the atmosphere of the giant planet, and discovering how atmospheric circulation in the hidden layers deep below the clouds can influence the dramatic visual changes we see through our telescopes. Whilst Juno’s reconnaissance continues in the coming years, Europe is readying its first ambitious mission to Jupiter: the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE), which will explore the planet and its icy satellites in the early 2030s. Launching in 2022, this solar-powered spacecraft is destined to become humankinds first orbiter of an icy moon, Ganymede. This talk will reveal Juno’s latest discoveries, and set the scene for JUICE.
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- Astronauts for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 Mission Depart Houston for Floridaby Linda Herridge on 16/04/2021 at 15:36
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- Astronaut selection: tips from Thomason 16/04/2021 at 14:30
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- Gravity Assist: Black Hole Mysteries, with Jeremy Schnittmanon 16/04/2021 at 14:19
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- Week in images: 12 – 16 April 2021on 16/04/2021 at 13:19
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- Hubble Watches Cosmic Light Bendon 16/04/2021 at 13:00
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- NASA Scientist Honored with Distinguished Federal Service Awardon 16/04/2021 at 12:27
Dr. Stephanie Schollaert Uz of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, has been awarded the Arthur S. Flemming Award for Applied Science.
- La Soufrière volcano: before-and-afteron 16/04/2021 at 11:30
Image: False-colour images captured by Copernicus Sentinel-2 show the aftermath of the explosive volcanic eruption that took place on 9 April 2021 on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent.
- This Week’s Sky at a Glance, April 16 – 24by Alan MacRobert on 16/04/2021 at 08:49
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