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  • 07.12.16

    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.

    Juno Sends First In-orbit View
  • 07.07.16

    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. 

    Mission Status Report:Team Begins Powering up Science Instruments
  • 07.04.16

    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 Spacecraft in Orbit Around Mighty Jupiter   
  • 07.04.16

    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 Getting Close to Jupiter
  • 07.04.16

    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 Hours From Gas Giant Jupiter
  • 07.02.16

    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 Mission T-Minus Two Days From Jupiter   
  • 06.30.16

    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 Enters Jupiter's Magnetic Field
  • 06.30.16

    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.

    Juno Spacecraft to Kick into Planned Autopilot for July 4 Jupiter Burn    
  • 06.24.16

    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. 

    NASA's Juno Spacecraft Closing in on Jupiter
  • 06.16.16

    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 to Risk Jupiter’s Fireworks for Science