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Trump calls for crushing terrorists with military means

JUPITER - Muslimchronicle

US President Donald Trump denounced the deadly mosque attack in Egypt and reached out to its president, asserting the world must crush terrorists by military means — and insisting the US needs a southern border wall and the travel ban tied up in courts. “Need the WALL, need the BAN!” Trump tweeted Friday before calling Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi. “GodRead more

Monster planet found orbiting dwarf star

Washington - Muslimchronicle

A "monster" planet, which should in theory not exist, has been discovered orbiting a faint dwarf star far, far away, surprised astronomers said Tuesday. The existence of the gassy giant challenges long-standing theories that such a big planet -- about the size of Jupiter -- cannot be formed around a star so small. The star has a radius and massRead more

NASA spacecraft to fly over Jupiter's Great Red Spot

Miami - Muslimchronicle

An unmanned NASA spacecraft is about to fly over a massive storm raging on Jupiter, in a long-awaited a journey that could shed new light on the forces driving the planet's Great Red Spot. The flyby of the Juno spacecraft, surveilling the 10,000-mile-wide (16,000-kilometer-wide) storm, is scheduled for 9:55 pm Monday (0155 GMT Tuesday). "Jupiter's mysterious Great Red Spot isRead more

NASA's Juno Spacecraft Successfully Completes Close Swing around Jupiter

Washington - XINHUA

NASA's Juno spacecraft successfully completed its first low-altitude swing around Jupiter early Saturday, passing within about 2,600 miles of the giant planet's cloud tops at a velocity of some 130,000 mph, the space agency said. A single image posted on NASA's Juno web page showed a half-lighted Jupiter and its great red spot, along with numerous atmospheric bands and swirls.Read more

NASA's Juno spacecraft beams 1st Pictures from Jupiter

Calif - Arab Today

A NASA spacecraft has sent back the first pictures since arriving at Jupiter. An image released Tuesday shows Jupiter surrounded by three of its four largest moons. The picture was taken on Saturday when the Juno spacecraft was circling 3 million miles away. Even at that distance, Jupiter's Great Red Spot -- a centuries-old atmospheric storm - was visible. JunoRead more

Toward Jupiter, 'planet on steroids'

Miami - Arab Today

Juno, an unmanned NASA spacecraft, is barrelling toward Jupiter on a $1.1 billion mission to circle the biggest planet in the solar system and shed new light on the origin of our planetary neighborhood. On July 4 and 5, the solar-powered vehicle -- about the size of a professional basketball court -- should plunge into Jupiter's poisonous atmosphere to beginRead more