After revealing a trove of details about the Jovian moons Ganymede and Europa, the mission…
Browsing: Juno Spacecraft
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.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft saw Ganymede cast a large, dark spot on Jupiter during its 40th close…
Science enthusiasts have processed the new JunoCam images of Jupiter’s icy moon, with results that…
Observations from the Juno spacecraft’s pass of the moon provided the first close-up in over…
Observations from the Juno spacecraft’s close pass of the icy moon provided the first close-up…
As the Juno spacecraft makes a close approach of the moon Europa, it is expected…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft recently captured this striking view of vortices — hurricane-like spiral wind patterns…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft observed the complex colors and structure of Jupiter’s clouds on July 5,…
Jovian Vortex Hunter, a new NASA citizen science project, seeks your help spotting vortices –…
Jupiter’s already vibrant colors become even more spectacular in this striking artistic interpretation of an…
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this magnificent view of Jupiter during the mission’s 40th close pass…
The planet’s auroras are known to produce low-energy X-ray light. A new study finally reveals…
New Leicester space research has revealed, for the first time, a complex ‘tug-of-war’ lights up…
Images from NASA satellite of polar cyclones on Jupiter allow scientists to study the forces…
An audio track collected during Jupiter mission’s Ganymede flyby offers a dramatic ride-along. It is…
Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot (GRS) – a 16,000-kilometer-wide tempest that has been churning in…
Leicester study of data captured in orbit around Jupiter has revealed new insights into what’s…
New findings from NASA’s Juno probe orbiting Jupiter provide a fuller picture of how the…