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NASA's Juno space probe has discovered an FM signal emanating from Jupiter's moon Ganymede for the first time. One of NASA's ambassadors to Utah clarified that it is a "natural function" rather than a sign of extraterrestrial life. "Electrons spiralling in Jupiter's magnetic field are thought to be the cause of the radio noise we hear," NASA said. Continue...

The joint ESA-NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft completed its first flyby of Venus. Solar Orbiter reached its closest approach to Venus when the spacecraft was about 7,500 kilometres from Venus' cloud tops. During the flyby, Solar Orbiter gathered data that could provide insights into how Venus interacts with solar winds. Continue...