Thursday, July 28, 2011

NASA Counts Down to Jupiter Mission

NASA scientist are less than a week away from launching the Jupiter mission. People say this will unlock key secrets to how our solar system was formed.Juno will be launched into space atop an Atlas V 551 rocket, one of the world's most powerful, NASA said.Scott Bolton, principal investigator for the mission, said Jupiter -- which is 1,300 times larger than Earth -- holds a key to understanding the solar system because it's believed to be the first planet to have formed after the sun. 

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  1. FabulousFloJuly 28, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    This seems very interesting!!

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  2. VividVanshikaJuly 28, 2011 at 8:07 AM

    I think that Jupiter is a very important plantet. Also that NASA should continue to build Rockets and satalights that can watch over us. To some safty is just a want. For me, it is a need. So Jupiter being very old can help us understand what might happen to earth.

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  3. reliable ruchiJuly 28, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    Interesting stuff!

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  4. Excessive ElizaJuly 28, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    This is very fascinating. I never knew there was going to be a mission to Jupiter. It will help us understand more about our solar system.

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