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Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) Solar System Family Portrait (APOD: 2024 Jul 13) Image Credit: Voyager Project, NASA https://lnkd.in/dUdiAUZN Explanation: In 1990, cruising four billion miles from the Sun, the Voyager 1 spacecraft looked back to make this first ever Solar System family portrait. The complete portrait is a 60 frame mosaic made from a vantage point 32 degrees above the ecliptic plane. In it, Voyager's wide-angle camera frames sweep through the inner Solar System at the left, linking up with ice giant Neptune, the Solar System's outermost planet, at the far right. Positions for Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are indicated by letters, while the Sun is the bright spot near the center of the circle of frames. The inset frames for each of the planets are from Voyager's narrow-field camera. Unseen in the portrait are Mercury, too close to the Sun to be detected, and Mars, unfortunately hidden by sunlight scattered in the camera's optical system. Closer to the Sun than Neptune at the time, small, faint Pluto's position was not covered. In 2024 Voyager 1, NASA’s longest-running and most-distant spacecraft, is some 15 billion miles away, operating in interstellar space. https://lnkd.in/d_6g8wrC https://www.nasa.gov/ #APOD

NASA's Landolt Mission is set to launch an artificial "star" into Earth's orbit to help measure the brightness of real stars more accurately. Named after astronomer Arlo Landolt, the mission will send a calibrated light source into orbit in 2029. This artificial star will orbit 22,236 miles above Earth, acting as a reference point alongside real stars to help create new brightness catalogs. In its first year, the Landolt satellite will appear stationary above the United States. It will be too dim to see with the naked eye, but amateur astronomers with personal telescopes might be able to spot it. The mission aims to improve telescope calibration, enhancing the accuracy of measuring star brightness for various celestial events, from nearby stars to distant supernovae. Jamie Tayar, an assistant professor of astronomy at the University of Florida, is on the mission team. She believes it will set a new standard for understanding star brightness, leading to more accurate estimates of their size, scale, and age. #NASA #space #star #artificialstar #landoltmission #technology

[Jupiter's Mysterious Moon Amalthea Spied Crossing The Great Red Spot] NASA's Juno spacecraft has spotted the elusive fifth moon of Jupiter transiting the giant planet's Great Red Spot, giving astronomers a rare view of this small but intriguing natural satellite. Jupiter's most famous moons are its four Galilean satellites: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, each of which is several thousand kilometers wide. Jupiter's fifth moon to be discovered, and the fifth-largest of the planet's 95 known moons, is Amalthea. It was found in 1892 by Edward Emerson Barnard, an American astronomer who was an outstanding visual observer. He also discovered Barnard's Star, as well as a host of dark nebulae. Despite being Jupiter's fifth-largest moon, Amalthea has fairly modest dimensions. Irregularly shaped like a potato, its long axis stretches just 155 miles (250 kilometers), and its narrowest point spans a mere 79 miles (128 km). Gravity measurements by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the early 2000s deduced that Amalthea is little more than a loosely held together rubble pile rather than solid rock. Now, Juno has spied Amalthea for the first time, during the spacecraft's 59th close flyby of Jupiter, which occurred on March 7 of this year. Juno's orbit is a long, looping one around the gas giant, with a close encounter (referred to as a "perijove") every 53 Earth days; it was meant to move into a shorter orbit, but a misfiring engine caused by faulty valves means that Juno is staying where it is for the duration. Source: https://lnkd.in/ern_MQeP #galaxyaerosgh #space #spaceexploration #SpaceNews

NASA has made two incredible discoveries in 2024 that are pushing the boundaries of our knowledge about habitable worlds beyond our solar system. TOI-715 b: A newly discovered super-Earth, located 137 light-years away, sits in the habitable zone of a red dwarf star. This makes it a prime candidate for the search for extraterrestrial life. K2-18 b: The James Webb Space Telescope has identified methane and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of this exoplanet, suggesting a hydrogen-rich atmosphere and potentially an ocean beneath. The detection of dimethyl sulfide, a molecule produced by life on Earth, adds to the intrigue. These findings are a testament to the power of modern space telescopes and the dedication of the scientific community. Exciting times ahead as we continue to explore the universe! 🚀🔭 #NASA #SpaceExploration #Exoplanets #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #Astrobiology #Science Sources: https://lnkd.in/dYE58rSr https://lnkd.in/dqMzvA9d

🌒🔭 Fascinating news from the Red Planet! NASA's Perseverance rover recently captured images of a partial solar eclipse on Mars. Mars' moon, Phobos, passed in front of the sun, casting a shadow across the Martian surface. These eclipses allow scientists to measure subtle shifts in Phobos' orbit over time, offering insights into Mars' crust and mantle composition. Phobos orbits Mars three times a day, while Mars' smaller moon, Deimos, also recently created a solar eclipse. Why does this matter to you? 🤔 Understanding our solar system better can open up new possibilities for space exploration and technological advancements that could impact our daily lives and even our financial strategies. 💡 Meanwhile, we on Earth have our astronomical spectacle to look forward to: a rare total solar eclipse passing over North America on April 8. Make sure to mark your calendars for this must-see event! 🌑🗓️ Stay curious, keep learning, and remember that sometimes, the sky isn't the limit—it's just the beginning. #NASA #Solar #Mars #Eclipse Source: https://lnkd.in/gucTTzRi

🌒🔭 Fascinating news from the Red Planet! NASA's Perseverance rover recently captured images of a partial solar eclipse on Mars. Mars' moon, Phobos, passed in front of the sun, casting a shadow across the Martian surface. These eclipses allow scientists to measure subtle shifts in Phobos' orbit over time, offering insights into Mars' crust and mantle composition. Phobos orbits Mars three times a day, while Mars' smaller moon, Deimos, also recently created a solar eclipse. Why does this matter to you? 🤔 Understanding our solar system better can open up new possibilities for space exploration and technological advancements that could impact our daily lives and even our financial strategies. 💡 Meanwhile, we on Earth have our astronomical spectacle to look forward to: a rare total solar eclipse passing over North America on April 8. Make sure to mark your calendars for this must-see event! 🌑🗓️ Stay curious, keep learning, and remember that sometimes, the sky isn't the limit—it's just the beginning. #NASA #Solar #Mars #Eclipse https://lnkd.in/eUAD5c5V

🌒🔭 Fascinating news from the Red Planet! NASA's Perseverance rover recently captured images of a partial solar eclipse on Mars. Mars' moon, Phobos, passed in front of the sun, casting a shadow across the Martian surface. These eclipses allow scientists to measure subtle shifts in Phobos' orbit over time, offering insights into Mars' crust and mantle composition. Phobos orbits Mars three times a day, while Mars' smaller moon, Deimos, also recently created a solar eclipse. Why does this matter to you? 🤔 Understanding our solar system better can open up new possibilities for space exploration and technological advancements that could impact our daily lives and even our financial strategies. 💡 Meanwhile, we on Earth have our astronomical spectacle to look forward to: a rare total solar eclipse passing over North America on April 8. Make sure to mark your calendars for this must-see event! 🌑🗓️ Stay curious, keep learning, and remember that sometimes, the sky isn't the limit—it's just the beginning. #NASA #Solar #Mars #Eclipse Source: https://lnkd.in/gE_hux_9

Planet Mars Rock Sample Collection | NASA Mars Perseverance Rover | JPL Support FriendsofNASA.org: Marvel over NASA’s Mars rock collection. Each of these rock samples was selected by the agency’s Perseverance Mars rover team with the intention of returning them to scientific labs on Earth for in-depth study with instruments too large to send to the Red Planet. Mars Sample Return (MSR) is that crucial next step. Considered one of the planetary science community’s highest priorities, MSR would be the first effort to bring back pieces of another planet and provides the best opportunity to answer fundamental questions about Mars' early evolution, its potential for ancient life, and its climate, while also unlocking mysteries that we have yet to even conceive. NASA is teaming with European Space Agency (ESA) on this important endeavor. This video montage shows high-resolution imagery from Perseverance’s CacheCam of rock cores inside the rover's sample tubes. These snapshots preserve a record of each core before its tube is sealed. The video shows cores drilled by the rover between its February 2021 landing and December 2024, when it was climbing to the rim of Jezero Crater. 4K Video version: https://lnkd.in/g-vCXt-Z Read about all the carefully selected samples: https://lnkd.in/gU8EbzTe Celebrating 3+ Years on Mars Mission Name: Mars 2020 Rover Name: Perseverance Main Job: Seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for return to Earth. Launch: July 30, 2020 Landing: Feb. 18, 2021, Jezero Crater, Mars For more information on NASA's Mars missions, visit: mars.nasa.gov Video Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Duration: 48 seconds Release Date: Dec. 6, 2024 Zahra T. Behrokh Beiranvand #NASA #Space #Astronomy #Science #Mars #RedPlanet #Planet #Astrobiology #Geology #MSR #PerseveranceRover #Mars2020 #JezeroCrater #Robotics #SpaceTechnology #SpaceEngineering #JPL #Caltech #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #4K #UHD #HD #Video

Jezero Crater on Mars JEZERO CRATER ON MARS Jezero Crater is the landing site of NASA’s Perseverance rover. In the center of this image captured by the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter, the remains of an ancient river delta are visible.Image: ESA/DLR/FU-Berlin The red planet wasn’t finished surprising us yet. In August, a team of scientists analyzing data from NASA’s now-defunct InSight lander shared evidence of huge amounts of liquid water beneath Mars’ surface. InSight’s mission was to study Marsquakes, and the data it collected can tell us things about the rock those tremors travel through. Through these insights, researchers can tell that the planet’s midcrust, about 10-20 kilometers (6-12 miles) down, may be riddled with cracks and pores filled with water — enough to cover all of Mars with an ocean over a kilometer deep. If Mars does have liquid water hidden beneath its surface, it could be hiding life there as well. Yet again, we can’t know for certain what’s down there until we explore further. With these tantalizing discoveries hinting at Mars’ potential for life, one thing is clear: This planet will always have a role to play in humanity’s search for our cosmic kin.

🌒🔭 Fascinating news from the Red Planet! NASA's Perseverance rover recently captured images of a partial solar eclipse on Mars. Mars' moon, Phobos, passed in front of the sun, casting a shadow across the Martian surface. These eclipses allow scientists to measure subtle shifts in Phobos' orbit over time, offering insights into Mars' crust and mantle composition. Phobos orbits Mars three times a day, while Mars' smaller moon, Deimos, also recently created a solar eclipse. Why does this matter to you? 🤔 Understanding our solar system better can open up new possibilities for space exploration and technological advancements that could impact our daily lives and even our financial strategies. 💡 Meanwhile, we on Earth have our astronomical spectacle to look forward to: a rare total solar eclipse passing over North America on April 8. Make sure to mark your calendars for this must-see event! 🌑🗓️ Stay curious, keep learning, and remember that sometimes, the sky isn't the limit—it's just the beginning. #NASA #Solar #Mars #Eclipse https://lnkd.in/eFQMy2M7