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Jupiter’s Bands of Clouds   

This enhanced-color image of Jupiter’s bands of light and dark clouds was created by citizen scientists Gerald Eichstädt and Seán Doran using data from the JunoCam imager on NASA’s Juno spacecraft.

Jupiter’s Clouds of Many Colors

NASA’s Juno spacecraft was racing away from Jupiter following its seventh close pass of the planet when JunoCam snapped this image on May 19, 2017, from about 29,100 miles above the cloud tops.

A Whole New Jupiter: First Science Results from NASA's Juno Mission

Early results from NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter portray the largest planet in our solar system as a complex, gigantic, turbulent world. 

NASA to Discuss First Science Results from Juno Mission to Jupiter

Scientists from NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter will discuss their first in-depth science results in a media teleconference at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT) Thursday, May 25.

Jovian Cloud Tops

This view of Jupiter, taken by the JunoCam imager of NASA’s Juno spacecraft, highlights Oval BA – a massive storm known as the Little Red Spot. 

Approaching Jupiter    

This enhanced color view of Jupiter’s south pole was created by citizen scientist Gabriel Fiset using data from the JunoCam instrument on NASA’s Juno spacecraft.

The Edge of Jupiter

This enhanced color Jupiter image showcases several interesting features on the apparent edge of the planet.

When Jovian Light and Dark Collide

This image, taken by the JunoCam imager on NASA’s Juno spacecraft, highlights a feature on Jupiter where multiple atmospheric conditions appear to collide.

Jupiter’s Swirling ‘Pearl’ Storm

This image, taken by the JunoCam imager on NASA’s Juno spacecraft, highlights a swirling storm just south of one of the white oval storms on Jupiter. 

Juno Spacecraft Completes Fifth Jupiter Flyby

Juno will make its fifth flyby over Jupiter's mysterious cloud tops on Monday, March 27 2017.

Jupiter Wallpaper

The oranges and grayed-out regions of blue-green in this tiled and color-enhanced image resemble a color scheme much like Romantic era paintings, but more abstract.

Juno Captures Jupiter Cloudscape in High Resolution 

This close-up view of Jupiter captures the turbulent region just west of the Great Red Spot in the South Equatorial Belt, with resolution better than any previous pictures from Earth or other spacecraft.

Jovian Art

NASA’s Juno spacecraft skimmed the upper wisps of Jupiter’s atmosphere when JunoCam snapped this image from an altitude of about 9,000 miles above the giant planet’s swirling cloudtops. 

NASA’s Juno Mission to Remain in Current Orbit at Jupiter

NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter, which has been in orbit around the gas giant since July 4, 2016, will remain in its current 53-day orbit for the remainder of the mission.

Jupiter From Below (Enhanced Color)

This enhanced-color image of Jupiter’s south pole and its swirling atmosphere was created by citizen scientist Roman Tkachenko using data from the JunoCam imager on NASA’s Juno spacecraft. 

It’s Never 'Groundhog Day' at JupiterNASA Juno Flies By Gas Giant 

NASA's Juno spacecraft will make its fourth flyby over Jupiter's mysterious cloud tops on Thursday, February 2nd. 

Juno’s Close Look at a Little Red Spot

JunoCam snapped this shot of Jupiter’s northern latitudes on Dec. 11, 2016 at 8:47 a.m. PST (11:47 a.m. EST), as the spacecraft performed a close flyby of the gas giant planet.

Public to Choose Jupiter Picture Sites for NASA Juno   

For the first time, the public can vote on which pictures the spacecraft’s JunoCam imager takes of Jupiter.

Crescent Jupiter with the Great Red Spot   

This image of a crescent Jupiter and the iconic Great Red Spot was created by a citizen scientist (Roman Tkachenko) using data from Juno's JunoCam instrument. 

Juno Captures Jupiter 'Pearl' 

This image, highlights the seventh of Jupiter’s eight ‘string of pearls’-- massive counterclockwise rotating storms that appear as white ovals in the gas giant's southern hemisphere.

Visions of Harmony: Inspired by NASA’s Mission Juno

This Apple Music original celebrates the space agency’s groundbreaking journey to Jupiter—and the intersection between science and art.

NASA Juno Mission Prepares for December 11 Jupiter Flyby

On Sunday, December 11, at 9:04 a.m. PST, NASA’s Juno spacecraft will make its third science flyby of Jupiter.   

NASA's Juno Mission Exits Safe Mode, Performs Trim Maneuver

NASA’s Juno spacecraft at Jupiter has left safe mode and has successfully completed a minor burn of its thruster engines in preparation for its next close flyby of Jupiter.

Juno Spacecraft in Safe Mode for Latest Jupiter Flyby. Scientists Intrigued by Data from First Flyby.

Juno mission managers are working to bring the spacecraft out of safe mode, while the science team shares interesting findings from the August 27 Jupiter flyby. 

Mission Prepares for Next Jupiter Pass

Mission managers for Juno have decided to postpone the upcoming burn of its main rocket motor originally scheduled for Oct. 19. This burn, called the period reduction maneuver (PRM), was to reduce Juno’s orbital period around Jupiter from 53.4 to 14 days.

NASA's Juno Successfully Completes Jupiter Flyby

NASA's Juno mission successfully executed its first of 36 orbital flybys of Jupiter today. The time of closest approach with the gas-giant world was 6:44 a.m. PDTwhen Juno passed about 2,600 miles (4,200 kilometers) above Jupiter's swirling clouds.

Juno to Soar Closest to Jupiter This Saturday

This Saturday at 5:51 a.m. PDT Juno will get closer to the cloud tops of Jupiter than at any other time during its prime mission. At the moment of closest approach, Juno will be about 2,500 miles above Jupiter's swirling clouds and traveling at 130,000 mph with respect to the planet. 

Five Years Post-Launch, Juno Is at a Turning Point

Juno will reach the farthest point in its orbit of Jupiter for the first time, known as “apojove." 

Juno Sends First In-orbit View

This scene from JunoCam indicates it survived its first pass through Jupiter's extreme radiation environment without any degradation and is ready to take on Jupiter.

Mission Status Report:Team Begins Powering up Science Instruments

The engineers and scientists working on NASA’s Juno mission have been busying themselves, getting their newly arrived Jupiter orbiter ready for operations around the largest planetary inhabitant in the solar system. 

Juno Hours From Gas Giant Jupiter

After almost five years and 1.7 billion miles (2.7 billion kilometers), NASA's Juno mission is about to enter into orbit around the biggest planetary inhabitant in our solar system – Jupiter.

Juno Spacecraft Getting Close to Jupiter

NASA’s Juno mission has completed its main engine burn and entered orbit around Jupiter. Watch the live NASA news briefing at 10 p.m. PDT for more information. 

Juno Spacecraft in Orbit Around Mighty Jupiter   

After an almost five-year journey to the solar system’s largest planet, NASA's Juno spacecraft successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit during a 35-minute engine burn. Confirmation that the burn had completed was received on Earth at 8:53 pm. PDT Monday, July 4.

Juno Mission T-Minus Two Days From Jupiter   

As of noon (Pacific time) on July 2, Juno was 1.79 million miles from Jupiter -- and closing. The solar-powered spacecraft will cross the orbit of the outermost Galilean moon, Callisto, on July 3 at about 11 a.m. PDT. The orbits of Ganymede, Europa and Io (the other Galilean moons) will be crossed on July 4 at about 4 a.m. PDT, 10:30 a.m. PDT and 2:15 p.m. PDT respectively. 

Juno Enters Jupiter's Magnetic Field

Juno spacecraft has entered the Jupiter's magnetosphere, where the movement of particles in space is controlled by what's going on inside the planet.

Juno Spacecraft to Kick into Planned Autopilot for July 4 Jupiter Burn    

At about 12:15 pm PDT (3:15 p.m. EDT), mission controllers will transmit command product “ji4040” into deep space, to transition the solar-powered Juno spacecraft into autopilot.

NASA's Juno Spacecraft Closing in on Jupiter

Today (6/24), at exactly 9:57 and 48 seconds a.m. PDT, NASA's Juno spacecraft was 5.5 million miles (8.9 million kilometers) from its July 4th appointment with Jupiter. 

Juno to Risk Jupiter’s Fireworks for Science    

Well below the Jovian cloud tops is a layer of hydrogen under such incredible pressure it acts as an electrical conductor. Scientists believe that the combination of this metallic hydrogen along with Jupiter's fast rotation generates a powerful magnetic field that surrounds the planet with electrons, protons and ions traveling at nearly the speed of light. 

Juno Closing in on Jupiter, Media Briefing to Discuss July 4 Arrival

NASA will host a media briefing at 11 a.m. PDT (2 p.m. EDT) on Thursday, June 16, to discuss the agency’s Juno spacecraft and its July 4th arrival at Jupiter.

Juno Spacecraft Crosses Jupiter/Sun Gravitational Boundary 

Jupiter is now the most dominant gravitational force in the Juno spacecraft’s universe.

Mission Status

As of May 6, 2016, Juno is approximately 450 million miles (724 million kilometers) from Earth. The one-way radio signal travel time between Earth and Juno is currently about 40 minutes.

Witness Juno's Arrival at Jupiter Live from JPL

Social media users may apply now for access to a two-day media event at JPL on July 3-4, 2016, culminating in the arrival of NASA's Juno spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter.

Mission Status

As of March 25, 2016, Juno is approximately 410 million miles (659 million kilometers) from Earth. The one-way radio signal travel time between Earth and Juno is currently about 37 minutes. 

Mission Status

As of Feb. 19, 2016, Juno is approximately 413 million miles (665 million kilometers) from Earth. The one-way radio signal travel time between Earth and Juno is currently about 37 minutes.

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Burns for Jupiter

NASA’s Juno spacecraft performs maneuver. Jupiter is five months away.

NASA's Juno Spacecraft Breaks Solar Power Distance Record

NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter has broken the record to become humanity's most distant solar-powered emissary. The milestone occurred at 11 a.m. PST (2 p.m. EST, 19:00 UTC) on Wednesday, Jan. 13, when Juno was about 493 million miles (793 million kilometers) from the sun. 

Mission Status

As of Jan. 8, 2016, Juno is approximately 457 million miles (735 million kilometers) from Earth. The one-way radio signal travel time between Earth and Juno is currently about 41 minutes. 

To Jupiter with JunoCam!

Scientists on NASA's Juno mission are preparing to receive some stunning images of Jupiter, and they need your help.

Mission Status

As of Nov. 20, 2015, Juno is approximately 522 million miles (841 million kilometers) from Earth. The one-way radio signal travel time between Earth and Juno is currently about 47 minutes.

Hubble Maps Show Jupiter Changes and Prepare for Juno

New maps of Jupiter, produced using images from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, provide a detailed window on the giant planet's dynamic features. 

MISSION STATUS

As of April 3, 2015, Juno is approximately 353 million miles (568 million kilometers) from Earth. 

MISSION STATUS

As of December 15, 1014, Juno is approximately 350 million miles (565 million kilometers) from Earth.

MISSION STATUS

Juno spacecraft position and status info for as of November 5, 2014.

Mission status

As of September 8, 2014, Juno is approximately 416 million miles (670 million kilometers) from Earth. The one-way radio signal travel time between Earth and Juno is currently about 37 minutes. Juno has now travelled 1.42 billion miles (2.3 billion kilometers, or 15.28 AU) since launch. 

Mission Status

Did you know that Juno is spinning at a rate of 2 rotations per minute? As of June 30, 2014, Juno is approximately 370 million miles (596 million kilometers) from Earth.  

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JUNO MISSION STATUS

JUNO POSITION & STATUS

Position and status info for Juno as of March 17, 2014

JUNO POSITION & STATUS

Position and status info for Juno as of Feb. 14, 2014

JUNO POSITION & STATUS

Position and status info for Juno as of Jan. 10, 2014

Juno Gives Starship-Like View of Earth Flyby 

Results from Juno's October Earth flyby, shared today at the American Geophysical Union fall meeting, include a unique approach movie and a message sent by amateur radio operators.

JUNO POSITION & STATUS

Position and status info for Juno as of Dec. 6, 2013

Juno POSITION & STATUS

Position and status info for Juno as of Nov. 4, 2013

Juno POSITION & STATUS

Position and status info for Juno as of Oct. 17, 2013

Juno POSITION & STATUS

Position and status info for Juno as of Sept. 16, 2013

Juno Position & Status

Position and status info for Juno as of Aug. 30, 2013

Juno is Halfway to Jupiter

The Juno spacecraft has reached the halfway mark on its journey to Jupiter.

Juno Position & Status

Position and status info for Juno as of Aug. 8, 2013

Juno Position & Status

Position and status info for Juno as of June 21, 2013

Juno Position & Status

Position and status info for Juno as of June 7, 2013

Juno Position & Status

Position and status info for Juno as of May 24, 2013

Juno Position & Status

Position and status info for Juno as of May 10, 2013

Juno Position & Status

Position and status info for Juno as of April 26, 2013

Juno Position & Status

Position and status info for Juno as of April 12, 2013

Juno Position & Status

Position and status info for Juno as of March 29, 2013

Juno Position & Status

Position and status info for Juno as of March 18, 2013

Juno's Two Deep Space Maneuvers Are 'Back-To-Back Home Runs'

NASA's Juno spacecraft successfully executed a second Deep Space Maneuver, called DSM-2 last Friday, Sept. 14.

NASA's Jupiter-Bound Juno Changes Its Orbit

Earlier today, navigators and mission controllers for NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter watched their computer screens as their spacecraft successfully performed its first deep-space maneuver.

NASA's JUNO Spacecraft Images Big Dipper

En route to Jupiter, NASA's Juno mission has snapped a quick photo of a familiar sight in the nighttime sky--the Big Dipper.

NASA's Juno Spacecraft Refines Its Path to Jupiter

NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft successfully refined its flight path Wednesday with the mission's first trajectory correction maneuver.

Jupiter-Bound Space Probe Captures Earth and Moon

En route to Jupiter, NASA's Juno mission has snapped a quick photo of a familiar sight in the nighttime sky--the Big Dipper.

Juno Launch Milestones

NASA's Juno spacecraft has successfully separated from the Centaur upper stage of its Atlas V rocket. It is on its way to Jupiter.

Juno Ready to Launch to Jupiter

The Juno spacecraft will soon be on its way to Jupiter on a mission to look deep beneath the planet's swirling curtain of clouds to find out what lies beneath.

NASA's Jupiter Probe Ready for Launch

NASA's Juno spacecraft is getting ready to lift off on Friday, Aug. 5, 2011.

Juno Jupiter Mission to Carry Plaque Dedicated to Galileo

A plaque dedicated to the famous astronomer Galileo Galilei will be carried to Jupiter.

Juno Spacecraft to Carry Three Figurines To Jupiter Orbit

NASA's Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft will carry the 1.5-inch likeness of Galileo Galilei.

NASA Invites 150 Lucky Twitter Followers to Launch of Jupiter-Bound Spacecraft

NASA has invited 150 followers of the agency's Twitter account to a two-day launch Tweetup.

Juno to Show Jupiter's Magnetic Field in High-Def

When it comes to magnetic fields, Jupiter is the ultimate muscle car -- it has the biggest, brawniest field of any planet in the solar system, powered by a monster engine under the hood.

NASA's Jupiter-Bound Juno Spacecraft Mated to its Rocket

NASA's Juno spacecraft completed its last significant terrestrial journey today, July 27.

NASA Sets Launch Coverage Events for Mission to Jupiter

NASA's Juno spacecraft is set to launch toward Jupiter.

NASA Briefing to Preview Upcoming Mission to Jupiter

NASA will hold a news briefing at 1 p.m. EDT (10 a.m. PDT) on Wednesday, July 27.

Juno Processing Continues in Florida

NASA's Juno spacecraft in final preparations for the opening of its launch period Aug. 5, 2011.

Gas Giant Spacecraft All Gassed Up

NASA's Juno spacecraft is in the final preparation stages for its mission to Jupiter.

NASA's Spacecraft T-Minus One Month to Jupiter Period

NASA's Juno spacecraft is 30 days before its first launch window opens.

Juno Blanket Check

Juno undergoes testing prior to its August launch to Jupiter.

NASA to Host Launch Tweetup for Jupiter-Bound Mission

NASA will host a two-day launch Tweetup for 150 of its Twitter followers.

Juno Solar Panels Complete Testing

The three massive solar panels that will provide power for NASA's Juno spacecraft during its mission to Jupiter have seen their last photons of light prior to launch.

NASA Administrator Visits Jupiter-Bound Spacecraft

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden visited NASA's Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft on Thursday, May 5, 2011.

NASA's Jupiter-Bound Spacecraft Arrives in Florida

NASA's Juno spacecraft has arrived in Florida to begin final preparations for a launch.

Juno Marches On

NASA's Juno spacecraft has completed its thermal vacuum chamber testing.

NASA's Jupiter-Bound Spacecraft Taking Shape in Denver

NASA's Juno spacecraft is currently undergoing environmental testing at Lockheed Martin Space Systems near Denver.

NASA Goddard Delivers Magnetometers for Juno Mission

The magnetometers developed at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., for the Juno mission to Jupiter were delivered recently to Lockheed Martin in Denver, Colo.

Juno Armored Up to Go to Jupiter

NASA's Juno spacecraft, which is currently being assembled, recently received its protective shield.

Juno Taking Shape in Denver

Assembly has begun on NASA's Juno spacecraft, which will help scientists understand the origin and evolution of Jupiter.

NASA Prepares for New Juno Mission to Jupiter

NASA is officially moving forward on a mission to conduct an unprecedented, in-depth study of Jupiter.

NASA Selects New Frontiers Mission Concept Study

NASA today announced that a mission to fly to Jupiter will proceed to a preliminary design phase.