New radio data from the Juno spacecraft has just rewritten the textbooks.
Sandeep K S
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Jupiter's Slimmer Profile: New data from the Juno spacecraft reveals Jupiter is significantly narrower at the equator and flatter at the poles than previously thought, based on 26 precise measurements compared to six from the 1970s. The study accounts for atmospheric winds and refines our understanding of the planet's dimensions, aligning gravity data with modern models.
For 50 years, we thought we knew Jupiter's size. New radio data from the Juno spacecraft has just rewritten the textbooks.
Since the Voyager missions of the 1970s, our understanding of Jupiter's shape has been based on just six measurements. Now, researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have used 26 new measurements from NASA's Juno spacecraft to create the most precise model of the gas giant ever made.
Toxic soil on Mars was supposed to kill our building bacteria. Instead, it made them build stronger.
Mars is covered in Perchlorate, a toxic salt that poses a major challenge for future colonizers. Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) feared this chemical would kill the bacteria needed to manufacture "biocement" bricks from Martian soil.
When Artemis II carries four astronauts around the Moon, their connection to Earth will depend on a sophisticated web of antennas, satellites, and lasers.
Astronaut voices, high-definition video, and critical telemetry must traverse nearly 240,000 miles. To achieve this, NASA utilizes two massive networks: the Near Space Network for launch and low-orbit, and the Deep Space Network for the long journey into the void.
