Juno’s recent flyby captured transformative images of Jupiter’s storms and cloud patterns. During its 61st…
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The Juno spacecraft is a NASA space probe designed to study Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. Launched on August 5, 2011, Juno’s mission focuses on understanding Jupiter’s composition, gravity field, magnetic field, and polar magnetosphere. By closely examining these aspects, scientists hope to gain insights into the planet’s formation, structure, atmosphere, and more. Juno orbits Jupiter in highly elliptical orbits, allowing it to come close to the planet’s cloud tops for detailed observations while also avoiding the most intense regions of its radiation belts. The spacecraft is equipped with a suite of scientific instruments capable of penetrating Jupiter’s dense cloud cover to reveal hidden information about its interior and to provide unprecedented views of its auroras. Juno’s findings are expected to enhance our understanding not only of Jupiter but also of the broader processes governing the solar system’s formation and evolution.
Infrared imagery from the Juno spacecraft heats up the discussion on the inner workings of…
NASA’s Juno has provided images that support the theory of true polar wander on Europa,…
NASA’s Juno mission captured detailed images of Jupiter during its 59th close flyby, revealing the…
Imagery from the solar-powered spacecraft provides close-ups of intriguing features on the hellish Jovian…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has provided crucial data on the charged particles in Europa’s atmosphere, revealing…
The ice-covered Jovian moon generates 1,000 tons of oxygen every 24 hours – enough to…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has conducted the closest flybys of Jupiter’s moon Io in over two…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft observed two volcanic plumes on Io, suggesting significant volcanic activity on Jupiter’s…
The orbiter has performed 56 flybys of Jupiter and documented close encounters with three of…
Data collected by NASA’s Juno mission indicates a briny past may be bubbling to the…
During its 54th flyby, NASA’s Juno captured an image of Jupiter’s Jet N7 region, revealing…
The spinning, solar-powered spacecraft will take another look at the fiery Jovian moon on July…
Waves produced by Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities transfer energy in the solar system. A team led by…
On March 1, 2023, NASA’s Juno mission completed its 49th close flyby of Jupiter. As…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured a lightning bolt at Jupiter’s north pole, likely originating from ammonia-water…
The gas giant orbiter has flown over 510 million miles and also documented close encounters…
Researchers have used NASA’s Juno mission data to suggest that Jupiter’s changing stripes could be…