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16-year-old spots rare bird in Brazil
It was Grandpa Pinpin’s dream to see his favorite bird, Spix’s Macaw, before his death at 94. He didn't accomplish it, but his 16-year-old granddaughter did.
July 5, 2016
Swirling jet reveals black hole clues
A jet of swirling, cool, dense gas in the center of a galaxy - 70 million light-years from Earth - gives new clues to how supermassive black holes grow.
July 5, 2016
Man-made chemicals in deepest sea
Scientists have detected persistent man-made chemicals in crustaceans from the Mariana Trench and Kermadec Trench, deepest parts of the ocean ever sampled.
July 5, 2016
Success! Juno is orbiting Jupiter
After a 5-year voyage, Juno performed a successful braking maneuver on July 4. First spacecraft to enter Jupiter orbit since Galileo in the 1990s.
July 5, 2016
Yesterday’s sun at aphelion
We reached our farthest point from the sun for 2016 yesterday at 16:24 UTC. That's 11:24 a.m. in the central U.S, 1:24 p.m. Central European Summer Time.
July 5, 2016
Binocular challenge: Venus and moon
If you can find the moon after sunset tonight, remember that its lighted face will be pointing toward Venus. Use binoculars!
July 5, 2016
How to see Jupiter tonight
As the Juno spacecraft goes into orbit around Jupiter on July 4, amaze your friends by showing them Jupiter in the night sky.
July 4, 2016
Earth-sized aurora on Jupiter
NASA released this image as the Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter.
July 3, 2016
Surprise! Some mantas are homebodies
Oceanic manta rays have long been thought to migrate great distances. But Indo-Pacific mantas, at least, are more local commuters than long-distance travelers.
July 3, 2016
Boom! Juno within Jupiter’s magnetosphere
In late June, as Juno crossed into Jupiter's magnetic field, an instrument aboard the craft recorded the bow shock. Hear it here.
July 3, 2016
