A "Flight" Over Jupiter

NASAJuno
"This video uses images from NASA’s Juno mission to recreate what it might have looked like to ride along with the Juno spacecraft as it performed its 27th close flyby of Jupiter on June 2, 2020.

During the closest approach of this pass, the Juno spacecraft came within approximately 2,100 miles (3,400 kilometers) of Jupiter’s cloud tops. At that point, Jupiter’s powerful gravity accelerated the spacecraft to tremendous speed – about 130,000 mph (209,000 kilometers per hour) relative to the planet.

Citizen scientist Kevin M. Gill created the video using data from the spacecraft’s JunoCam instrument. The sequence combines 41 JunoCam still images digitally projected onto a sphere, with a virtual “camera” providing views of Jupiter from different angles as the spacecraft speeds by.

The original JunoCam images were taken on June 2, 2020, between 2:47 a.m. PDT (5:47 a.m. EDT) and 4:25 a.m. PDT (7:25 a.m. EDT).

JunoCam's raw images are available for the public to peruse and process into image products at https://missionjuno.swri.edu/junocam/.... More information about NASA citizen science can be found at https://science.nasa.gov/citizenscience and https://www.nasa.gov/solve/opportunit....

More information about Juno is at https://www.nasa.gov/juno and https://missionjuno.swri.edu.

Image credit:
Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS
Image processing by Kevin M. Gill © CC BY
Music by Vangelis"

New: Mars In 4K

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"A world first. New footage from Mars rendered in stunning 4K resolution. We also talk about the cameras on board the Martian rovers and how we made the video."

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True Scale of the Universe

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The Solar System Through Space

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The sun and planets traveling through space.

Mercury, Venus and Saturn Aligned Above the Pyramids of Giza

via @fabmass (fabio)

"Mercury, Venus and Saturn above the pyramids of Giza, Egypt. This occurs once every 2373 years via Virtual Cortex"

Jupiter North Pole Infrared Flyover

Uploaded on Apr 11, 2018 NASA

"An infrared view of Jupiter’s North Pole. The movie utilizes imagery derived from data collected by the Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument aboard NASA's Juno mission. The images were obtained during Juno’s fourth pass over Jupiter. Infrared cameras are used to sense the temperature of Jupiter’s atmosphere and provide insight into how the powerful cyclones at Jupiter's poles work. In the animation, the yellow areas are warmer (or deeper into Jupiter’s atmosphere) and the dark areas are colder (or higher up in Jupiter’s atmosphere). In this picture the highest “brightness temperature” is around 260K (about -13°C) and the lowest around 190K (about -83°C). The “brightness temperature” is a measurement of the radiance, at 5 µm, traveling upward from the top of the atmosphere towards Juno, expressed in units of temperature.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/ASI/INAF/JIRAM"

Low 3-D Flyover of Jupiter’s North Pole in Infrared

Published on Apr 11, 2018

"In this animation the viewer is taken low over Jupiter’s north pole to illustrate the 3-D aspects of the region’s central cyclone and the eight cyclones that encircle it.
Read more: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa..."

SpaceX Interplanetary Transport System

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A New Planet in our Solar System? NASA Takes a Look

Published on Jan 20, 2016 NASA.gov Video

"NASA’s Director of Planetary Science, Jim Green, discusses the Jan. 20 Astronomical Journal science paper that points to the possibility of a new “Planet 9” in our solar system beyond Pluto, examining the scientific process and inviting you to have a front row seat to our exploration of the solar system."

Exoplanets

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"This visualisation shows more than 500 exoplanets discovered before October 2015 (about 1/4 of all exoplanets yet discovered), arranged according to their temperature and density, showing the incredible variety of the extraterrestrial worlds.

Various known classes of exoplanets are shown on the graphic, such as Super-Earths, Hot Jupiters, Hot Neptunes, water worlds, gas dwarfs or superdense diamond planets.

All visualisations are based on the estimated radius and temperature of the planet, however other factors, such as density, age or stellar metallicity were also taken into consideration."

NASA | Jupiter in 4k Ultra HD

Published on Oct 13, 2015 NASA Goddard

"New imagery from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is revealing details never before seen on Jupiter. High-resolution maps and spinning globes (rendered in the 4k Ultra HD format) are the first products to come from a program to study the solar system’s outer planets each year using Hubble. The observations are designed to capture a broad range of features, including winds, clouds, storms and atmospheric chemistry. These annual studies will help current and future scientists see how such giant worlds change over time.

This video is in the public domain. It can be downloaded along with the new Jupiter globes and maps at: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?12021"

Pluto Snakeskin

via NASA:

"Explanation: A mountainous region informally known as Tartarus Dorsa sprawls some 530 kilometers (330 miles) across this Plutonian landscape. Recently downloaded from New Horizons, it combines blue, red, and infrared image data in an extended color view captured near the spacecraft's close approach to Pluto on July 14. Shadows near the terminator, the line between Pluto's dim day and night, emphasize a rough, scaly texture. The stunning image resolves details on the distant world about 1.3 kilometers (0.8 miles) across. Refering to a part of Hades in ancient Greek mythology, Tartarus Dorsa borders Tombaugh Regio to the east."

Stunning Video of Mars From Orbit

Published on Aug 7, 2015 Sploid

"This video shows the view of the ESA's Mars Express on May 25, 2015, during orbits 14,455 and 14,456. It was recorded by its Visual Monitoring Camera."

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Size of Pluto compared to Australia.

Render by David Murray.

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"As infant planets, Earth and Venus were almost twins, but today they are incredibly different worlds. What events led to their divergence and the development of radically different environments?"

Animated Flyover of Pluto’s Icy Mountain and Plains

Published on Jul 17, 2015 NASA.gov Video

"This simulated flyover of Pluto’s Norgay Montes (Norgay Mountains) and Sputnik Planum (Sputnik Plain) was created from New Horizons closest-approach images. Norgay Montes have been informally named for Tenzing Norgay, one of the first two humans to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Sputnik Planum is informally named for Earth’s first artificial satellite. The images were acquired by the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) on July 14 from a distance of 48,000 miles (77,000 kilometers). Features as small as a half-mile (1 kilometer) across are visible. Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SWRI"

What if there was a black hole in your pocket?

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"What would happen to you if a black hole the size of a coin suddenly appeared in your pocket? Lets find out!"

One-on-One Conversation with New Horizons Scientist

Published on Jul 15, 2015 SciShow

"Hank interviews Dr. Alex Harrison Parker about New Horizons' Pluto flyby, what's next for the probe, and what we can anticipate learning about the solar system's history!"

NASA's New Horizons Arrives at Pluto

via @NASANewHorizons

"Hello #Pluto! We’re at closest approach. Congrats to all! Follow our story & view new images using #PlutoFlyby."