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 Later tonight, the spacecraft Juno will enter orbit around Jupiter. It will spend about 18 months repeatedly skimming close to the surface of Jupiter at its north and south poles. It will have to avoid Jupiter's huge radiation belts so all the electronics don't get fried, and even then it still has to house the instruments in titanium casing so they'll last longer before getting fried anyway. Juno will study the interior of the giant planet and see whether it actually has a dense rocky core or not, as well as studying Jupiter's clouds and its gravitational and magnetic fields. At the end of its mission, Juno will fly directly into the planet and burn up in its atmosphere. Fun facts!
 Jupiter!  edit: links main mission page https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/juno/main/index.html nasa tv - this will show live coverage starting at 10:30 PM eastern when the craft enters orbit https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/#public some cool vids posted itt: shows the route the ship took to get there the hazards Juno will have to deal with as it arrives a shiny rock fucked around with this message at 18:00 on Jul 4, 2016 |
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sure why not i dont have plans
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Jul 4, 2016 15:30
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Why can't we just make more nuclear power poo poo.
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Jul 4, 2016 15:31
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Ah Jupiter, the dark sun. 
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Jul 4, 2016 15:32
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this is very important and not a waste of money that could be spent on actual poo poo not some loving nerd jerkoff fantasy about looking on Jupiter to find women that are attracted to pencil necked space dorks
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Jul 4, 2016 15:33
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oh yeah some links main mission page https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/juno/main/index.html nasa tv - this will show live coverage starting at 10:30 PM eastern when the craft enters orbit https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/#public
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Jul 4, 2016 15:35
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There is literally no point of going to Jupiter if there's no.. Tang. 
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Jul 4, 2016 15:35
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Sound posted:this is very important and not a waste of money that could be spent on actual poo poo not some loving nerd jerkoff fantasy about looking on Jupiter to find women that are attracted to pencil necked space dorks 
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Jul 4, 2016 15:38
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This mission will provide a lot of useful information so we can eventually go back to Jupiter and explode it real good.
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Jul 4, 2016 15:40
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No one else has gone to Jupiter? USA still number one bitches.
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Jul 4, 2016 15:42
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Sound posted:this is very important and not a waste of money that could be spent on actual poo poo not some loving nerd jerkoff fantasy about looking on Jupiter to find women that are attracted to pencil necked space dorks it didnt cost very much and you are correct it's important for the advancement of scientific knowledge
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Jul 4, 2016 15:42
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I'm betting the radiation fries it sooner than they anticipate.
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Jul 4, 2016 15:42
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Sound posted:this is very important and not a waste of money that could be spent on actual poo poo not some loving nerd jerkoff fantasy about looking on Jupiter to find women that are attracted to pencil necked space dorks look buddy it's either jupiter or more bombs to drop on brown kids jupiter is the better choice
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Jul 4, 2016 15:43
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crabcakes66 posted:I'm betting the radiation fries it sooner than they anticipate. At least that would give them useful information for constructing the next probe.
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Jul 4, 2016 15:44
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it's hippes fault the spacecraft uses solar panels instead of the more reliable RTG
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Jul 4, 2016 15:44
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Americans still dont have jobs and we're wasting money on this. Can't wait for trump to personally deorbit this bitch.
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Jul 4, 2016 15:44
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Eww we named a spacecraft after an incestuous greek god?
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Jul 4, 2016 15:45
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ChrisHansen posted:Eww we named a spacecraft after an incestuous greek god? he was also a furry
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Jul 4, 2016 15:46
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Bob James posted:No one else has gone to Jupiter? USA still number one bitches. 9 time back to back champions of getting to jupiter
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Jul 4, 2016 15:46
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Iron Prince posted:Americans still dont have jobs and we're wasting money on this. Can't wait for trump to personally deorbit this bitch. He'll build a wall around Jupiter, and make them pay for it.
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Jul 4, 2016 15:49
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Parallax Scroll posted:Later tonight, the spacecraft Juno will enter orbit around Jupiter. It will spend about 18 months repeatedly skimming close to the surface of Jupiter at its north and south poles. What qualifies as the "surface"?
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Jul 4, 2016 15:49
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General Dog posted:What qualifies as the "surface"? top of the clouds
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Jul 4, 2016 15:51
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Honest to blog, can't believe they named a satellite after that dumb movie
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Jul 4, 2016 15:52
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gonna circle that big gassy bitch a few times, huh? really missed out on not calling it the loopiter
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Jul 4, 2016 15:54
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The Mantis posted:gonna circle that big gassy bitch a few times, huh? drat that's a good name if they gently caress up putting it into orbit we can call it the stupider
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Jul 4, 2016 15:55
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Now that she's back in the atmosphere With drops of Jupiter in her hair, hey, hey, hey She acts like summer and walks like rain Reminds me that there's a time to change, hey, hey, hey Since the return from her stay on the moon She listens like spring and she talks like June, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey But tell me, did you sail across the sun? Did you make it to the Milky Way to see the lights all faded And that heaven is overrated? Tell me, did you fall for a shooting star– One without a permanent scar? And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there? Now that she's back from that soul vacation Tracing her way through the constellation, hey, hey, hey (mmm) She checks out Mozart while she does tae-bo Reminds me that there's room to grow, hey, hey, hey (yeah) Now that she's back in the atmosphere I'm afraid that she might think of me as plain ol' Jane Told a story about a man who was too afraid to fly so he never did land But tell me, did the wind sweep you off your feet? Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day And head back to the Milky Way? And tell me, did Venus blow your mind? Was it everything you wanted to find? And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself out there? Can you imagine no love, pride, deep-fried chicken? Your best friend always sticking up for you even when I know you're wrong Can you imagine no first dance, freeze dried romance, five-hour phone conversation? The best soy latte that you ever had and me But tell me, did the wind sweep you off your feet? Did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day And head back toward the Milky Way? And tell me, did you sail across the sun? Did you make it to the Milky Way to see the lights all faded And that heaven is overrated? And tell me, did you fall for a shooting star, One without a permanent scar? And did you miss me while you were looking for yourself? Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na And did you finally get the chance to dance along the light of day? Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na And did you fall for a shooting star, fall for a shooting star? Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na And now you're lonely looking for yourself out there.
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Jul 4, 2016 15:58
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pretty lame that we use stuff designed to launch nukes for science imo
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Jul 4, 2016 16:01
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Go Jupiter, Go space. Here's a clip of that rad path to Jupiter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYp5p2oL51g
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Jul 4, 2016 16:06
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DiHK posted:Go Jupiter, Go space. Here's a clip of that rad path to Jupiter: that's a cool vid
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Jul 4, 2016 16:11
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Parallax Scroll posted:drat that's a good name Nice. 
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Jul 4, 2016 16:13
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Here's a worksafe video about the JOI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgEsf4QcR0Q (punchline at the end)
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Jul 4, 2016 16:13
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ALL THESE WORLDS ARE YOURS EXCEPT EUROPA ATTEMP NO LANDING THERE USE THEM TOGETHER USE THEM IN PEACE
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Jul 4, 2016 16:13
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DiHK posted:Go Jupiter, Go space. Here's a clip of that rad path to Jupiter: wait but then what how does it make its loops?
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Jul 4, 2016 16:16
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DiHK posted:Here's a worksafe video about the JOI also a cool vid
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Jul 4, 2016 16:23
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If it's not too much trouble, could someone please explain why the clouds move in such a "linear" fashion? And some in the opposite direction. My puny brain would have thought that all this motion would just coalesce into one chaotic mass of a storm, lol. Thanks 
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Jul 4, 2016 16:30
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The Mantis posted:wait but then what how does it make its loops? Juno is actually a 500MT nuclear warhead. The attack on those Jovian fuckfaces begins soon.
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Jul 4, 2016 16:31
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cnut posted:If it's not too much trouble, could someone please explain why the clouds move in such a "linear" fashion? And some in the opposite direction. My puny brain would have thought that all this motion would just coalesce into one chaotic mass of a storm, lol. Thanks In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Literally the first line in The Bible, dude.
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Jul 4, 2016 16:33
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Make Pluto a planet again.
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Jul 4, 2016 16:34
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Sound posted:this is very important and not a waste of money that could be spent on actual poo poo not some loving nerd jerkoff fantasy about looking on Jupiter to find women that are attracted to pencil necked space dorks Whenever I'm reminded of mankind's endless capacity for stupidity, cruelty and ignorance, I try to change my mood by reminding myself of cool things such as the space programme, Carl Sagan and mankind's progress in understanding the universe and its own place within it so far as well as the unfathomable discoveries awaiting future generations. I then realize that even though there will always be idiots who pride themselves of their ignorance, those who actually relish the deepening of our specie's understanding make it all worthwhile.
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cnut posted:If it's not too much trouble, could someone please explain why the clouds move in such a "linear" fashion? And some in the opposite direction. My puny brain would have thought that all this motion would just coalesce into one chaotic mass of a storm, lol. Thanks It only has 27 ancient cores orbiting it. Probably a little turbulent.
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