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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day
Jupiter's Clouds in High Definition from Juno
How complex is Jupiter? NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter is finding the Jovian giant to be more complicated than expected. Jupiter's magnetic field has been discovered to be much different from our Earth's simple dipole field, showing several poles embedded in a complicated network more convoluted in the north than the south. Further, Juno's radio measurements show that Jupiter's atmosphere shows structure well below the upper cloud deck -- even hundreds of kilometers deep. Jupiter's newfound complexity is evident also in southern clouds, as shown in the texture and color enhanced featured image taken last month. There, planet-circling zones and belts that dominate near the equator decay into a complex miasma of continent-sized storm swirls. Juno continues in its looping elliptical orbit, swooping near the huge planet every month and exploring a slightly different sector each time around.
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NASA awards Intuitive Machines $180.4 million to deliver seven science payloads to the lunar surface through the CLPS initiative, directly supporting the Artemis program's goals.
NASA — 27 Mar 2026
NASA selects 10 participating scientists to plan lunar surface operations for Artemis astronauts, including deploying instruments and collecting Moon rocks at the lunar south pole.
NASA — 27 Mar 2026
NASA releases the Artemis II mission countdown, targeting launch no earlier than April 1, 2026, for the first crewed mission to send astronauts around the Moon since Apollo.
NASA — 26 Mar 2026
The European Service Module will power NASA's Artemis II mission, providing critical propulsion, power, and life support systems for the crewed lunar journey.
ESA — 27 Mar 2026
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