Oct 4 - Juno to Jump Jupiter's Shadow

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View larger. | In this animated gif, it's as if you're riding on the Juno spacecraft as it approaches Jupiter in its 53-day, highly elliptical orbit around the planet. An orbit adjustment this week has ensured the solar-powered spacecraft won't end its mission in Jupiter's shadow in November. Read more. Here, you can see Jupiter's rings and auroras. The distant sun is depicted as the yellow dot rising up just to the left of the planet. Image via NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI.

Juno prepares to jump Jupiter's shadow This week, NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter successfully executed a 10.5-hour propulsive maneuver. It'll keep Juno - a solar-powered spacecraft - out of a mission-ending shadow due to have been cast by Jupiter onto the craft in November. Read more. Today in science: Launch of Sputnik Sputnik’s unassuming beep ushered in the Space Age. Hear it here. All you need to know: Draconids in 2019 October’s Draconid meteor shower – sometimes called the Giacobinids – will likely peak at nightfall or early evening on October 8, under a moon-drenched sky. Read more.

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Tonight … Watch for the moon and Jupiter  Tonight, the moon has moved away from Jupiter in our sky, pursuing its endless orbit eastward around Earth. But you'll still notice Jupiter as the bright object near the moon Friday evening. Plus the moon is now moving toward Saturn and will be closest to that planet Saturday evening.

Minuteman III launch Early Wednesday morning, Alex Ustick captured the launch of Minuteman III - an unarmed test missile - from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, California. Thank you, Alex! Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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