We know that we cannot take the current President's statements at face value. But in light of Trump's recent speech where he claimed that he's "saved" NASA and always supported them (which isn't true), I wanted to elaborate on some of this.
He's slashed the budget, forced removal of DEI history and contributions at NASA, and caused many NASA workers' unemployment. I have worked closely with people in these spheres and know that the budget cuts have deeply jeopardized the future space missions, space exploration, and space science.
My close friends and colleagues, especially those relying on DEI programs, have had such a difficult time during this administration, and we still are. This program found some success with Artemis II and beyond in spite of the current administration's lack of support and lack of funding.
The astronauts were told by NASA that they are going around the moon. However this is actually not the truth, NASA is instead sending them to the Tau Ceti star system because the scientists at JPL, who love a good april fools joke, want them to check for any silly aliens chilling there.
Opportunity rover looks at tracks left behind on Martian terrain during the 19 km (12 mi) trek from Victoria crater to Endeavour crater. Colored navigation camera image, 2010
Triumphant in the day, Our beloved cosmic angels we call brethren our home. Monumental in their near-perfect re-entry and bullseye splashdown from their lunar cascade. Well done, Our deserving and praised Artemis || Astronauts! and welcome home. May there be many more in your wake.
Fun Stats! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-a 685,000 mile journey
-farthest distance humans have traveled
-Integrity; name of the spacecraft
-Reminiscent classic orange suits for visibility and of the Apollo times!
-Broke the Apollo 13 record by 252,760 miles
-Crew is the first few people to ever see the dark side of the moon never before seen by human eyes
((edit; thank you @the-blue-one247 for your information!!! excuse our facts, then. we had had a conversation with another peer of ours and apparently they were not as educated as we had thought. it it our deepest apologies to have upset you by any means— we meant no offence to any other being. ))
🌙Pioneers of the unthinkable, thank you for your yearn for the stars that have matured space exploration far beyond what anything we thought imaginable. the blistering hug of earths atmosphere embracing that pure pod with a bronze love. to have experienced something so divine as our planet from the eyes of the heavens and returned more human than ever. thank you, for giving us all something to fight for. 🌙
Stunning images of Jupiter from NASA's Juno mission, taken by Juno's visible-light camera, JunoCam.
These images are processed and color-enhanced by (mostly) citizen scientists using raw JunoCam data. They are all available on NASA's Science's gallery for JunoCam images and in NASA JPL's Image Gallery.
JunoCam's raw images are available for the public to peruse and process into image products like these here. More information about NASA citizen science can be found here + here.
Below the cut, I have also linked sources for each individual picture; all come with additional information/context if you're interested.
Jovian Tempest (2017)
NASA's Juno Mission Captures Swirls in Jovian Storms (2022)
Detailed view of Jupiter and its immense swirling cloud patterns
Junocam giant storms and high-clouds (2021)
NASA’s Juno Mission Spots Two Jovian Moons (2021)
NASA’s Juno Mission Captures Lightning On Jupiter (2022)
Jupiter Swirling Storms (2021)
Suitable for Framing (2019)
NASA's Juno Views Northern Cyclones on Jupiter (2022)
NASA’s Juno Mission Captures the Colorful and Chaotic Clouds of Jupiter (2024)
Juno Sees Turbulence in Jupiter's Atmosphere (2025)
