NASA’s Juno robotic probe has started its journey to the heart of Jupiter to gather detailed information about how our solar system is formed. The Atlas 5 rocket carrying the spacecraft blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 12:25 p.m. (1625 GMT) Friday with an almost one hour delay, Reuters reported. “Next stop is Jupiter,” head of the Juno science team Scott Bolton... 

The planet Jupiter is seen in this image released by NASA on November 24, 2010, which is a composite of three-color images taken on November 18, 2010 by the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is preparing to send its robotic probe on an unprecedented mission to the heart of Jupiter. Juno was hoisted aboard an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket at Cape Canaveral... 

Mystery ... scientists are already planning more missions to Mars NASA scientists last night unveiled compelling evidence of life on Mars. A special mission to the Red Planet has revealed the likely presence of a form of pond scum – the building blocks of life as we know it. NASA unveiled the results of the recent Opportunity and Spirit probes sent millions of miles through the solar system to...