The Daily Populous

Saturday July 15th, 2017 morning edition

image for NASA's $1 billion Jupiter probe just sent back breathtaking new images of the Great Red Spot

NASA's plucky Juno probe has returned its first close-up photographs of Jupiter's Great Red Spot, and they are stunning.

The Great Red Spot is a massive storm between one and two times as wide as Earth.

Below are fresh images of the Great Red Spot, along with some other unbelievable shots from previous flybys.

At its closest point, Juno flew so close to the Great Red Spot that it couldn't capture the whole thing in one view.

Getting within a cosmic breath of the storm allowed Juno to beam back images that show the Great Red Spot in unprecedented detail, like the ones below.

To give a sense of scale, artist Seán Doran mocked up the Earth sinking into the Great Red Spot.

It places one of Juno's new detailed images of the Great Red Spot on top of a photo of the planet captured by Voyager 1 in 1979. »

Judge overturns conviction of woman who laughed at Sessions: report

Authored by al.com

A judge has overturned the conviction of a woman who prosecutors said disrupted the confirmation hearing for Attorney General Jeff Sessions by laughing, according to the Huffington Post.

Desiree Fairooz, an activist with the group Code Pink, was convicted in May on charges of disrupting Sessions' Jan. 10 hearing.

Fairooz was to be sentenced today and faced up to 12 months in prison. »

‘Walking Dead’ Stuntman John Bernecker Dies From Injuries In On-Set Fall

Authored by deadline.com

John Bernecker, the stuntman who suffered massive head injuries in a fall Wednesday on the set of The Walking Dead, has died at Atlanta Medical Center.

A source at the hospital told Deadline earlier that Bernecker had been placed on a ventilator while his family made arrangements.

In 1996, Paul Dallas died of head injuries in a fall on the set of the TV series L.A. Heat. »

Ex-Soviet 'spy' admits meeting Donald Trump Jr in 2016

Authored by news.sky.com

Mr Trump Jr did not disclose Mr Akhmetshin's presence in statements and emails he released earlier this week about the meeting.

The correspondence showed Mr Trump Jr was told Russian figures wanted to meet to pass on negative information about Democrat Hilary Clinton.

Mr Trump Jr explains on Twitter he published the emails 'to be totally transparent' Mr Trump Jr is told Russia's crown prosecutor is the source of the information 'If it's what you say I love it,' the President's son says Publicist Rob Goldstone and Mr Trump Jr attempt to organise a phone call Mr Trump Jr asks to be called on his mobile phone Mr Trump Jr is told he will be meeting 'the Russian government attorney' The President's son says he will be joined by Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump's husband Mr Trump Jr says he will 'lock' the meeting with the Russian lawyer Mr Kushner and Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort are sent confirmation of the meeting / Previous Next. »