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From spellbinding images to groundbreaking scientific discoveries, we look back on some of Hubble's most exciting milestones.
From your WhatsApp messages to your work emails, it can sometimes feel like emoji are everywhere you look. But tonight, a ...
In the years since, Hubble has gathered more than 1.6 million observations and 430 terabytes of data. The telescope has ...
Space exploration missions have revealed that polar vortices aren’t uncommon beyond Earth. They’ve been observed throughout ...
The weather gets a little wild and weird on Jupiter. How wild? Spacecraft instruments have measured strong winds, tracked ...
When a planet's orbit brings it between Earth and a distant star, it's more than just a cosmic game of hide and seek. It's an ...
Webb has two decades ahead of it, but it's already captured some stunning images. Here are 35 of our favorites.
In a new study published in Science Advances, a team led by planetary scientist Chris Moeckel from UC Berkeley offers a ...
NASA's Juno revealed mushballs on Jupiter, reshaping our understanding of deep, violent gas giant storm systems.
A bizarre hailstorm of icy “mushballs” — slushy mixtures of ammonia and water — has been confirmed on Jupiter, where intense ...
Scientists have discovered that during storms on Jupiter, ice balls containing ammonia and water fall. This unusual ...
Weather on Jupiter may have some surprising similarities to Earth phenomena, but some things it does defy easy explanation.