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Jupiter Or Bust, But First A Quick Fly-By Of Home

NASA's flight path for its Juno space probe, which is expected to buzz Earth at 3:21 p.m. ET on Wednesday. NASA hide caption

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Jupiter Or Bust, But First A Quick Fly-By Of Home

October 9, 2013 • NASA's Juno space probe has traveled about 1 billion miles on its course to reach Jupiter in 2016. Yet it's nearly back where it started — Juno will be 347 miles away from Earth on Wednesday afternoon.

Under Its Frozen Exterior, Scientists Say Europa's Ocean Is Salty Like Ours

The mosaic was constructed from individual images obtained by the Solid State Imaging (SSI) system on NASA's Galileo spacecraft during six flybys of Europa between 1996 and 1999. NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona hide caption

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Under Its Frozen Exterior, Scientists Say Europa's Ocean Is Salty Like Ours

March 6, 2013 • Scientists have always thought that where there is water, there's a chance for life. If the ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa is salty like ours, it could also be a "wonderful place for life."

Opinion

13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Jupiter: Friend Or Foe

February 20, 2012 • We are just at the beginning of this game of understanding how solar system architecture effects the chances for life (and complex life at that) developing. Part of this process will naturally involve having old assumptions challenged and, perhaps, overturned.

Opinion

13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Is 8 A Magic Number? How Many Planets Did We Start With?

November 29, 2011 • How Many Planets Did We Start With?

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Planets Without Parents, Runnin' Wild

May 19, 2011 • A study in the latest issue of the journal Nature, has found there may be 10 Jupiter-sized planets floating around out there without a parent star. This makes my world feel even smaller.

13.7: Cosmos And Culture

The Moons Of Jupiter: Ocean Sandwiches And A Proposed NASA Mission

April 8, 2011 • Jupiter's ocean moons