Europa shines in front of giant Jupiter Another new image from Cassini, taken through an infrared filter, shows one of Jupiter's large moons, Europa, gleaming brightly as it passes in front of the planet. The satellite was turned over to NOAA yesterday. GMT Armada of probes makes solar system family portrait Pictures from eight robotic spacecraft and a ground observatory have been stitched together to create a montage of the solar system's nine planets, our moon and four of the large Jovian moons backdropped against the Rosette Nebula. The object could either be a space rock or a spent rocket booster from the Apollo era. For the latest spaceflight news and features visit our sister-site, Spaceflight Now .
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