NASA's Juno all set to reach the most distant point in its orbit of Jupiter
8 years, 8 months ago

NASA's Juno all set to reach the most distant point in its orbit of Jupiter

India TV News  

Five years after departing from Earth, and month after slipping into orbit around Jupiter, NASA’s Juno spacecraft is all set to reach the farthest point in its orbit for the first time on Sunday. The orbit, known as “apojove”is nearly 8.1 million km from Jupiter, and after this point the gravitational grip of solar system’s largest planet on Juno will cause the spacecraft to begin falling back toward it for another pass. Launched on August 5, 2011, Juno took a long, looping path around the inner solar system to set up an Earth flyby, in which our planet’s gravity flung the spinning probe onward toward Jupiter. But before that happens, on August 27, Juno must finish its first lap around Jupiter, with a finish line that represents the mission’s closest pass over the gas giant.

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NASA's Juno spacecraft captures Jupiter Moon Io's surface in close flyby | See pic
1 year, 1 month ago

NASA's Juno spacecraft captures Jupiter Moon Io's surface in close flyby | See pic

India TV News  

NASA recently shared a close-up image of Jupiter's Moon Io, taken by the Juno spacecraft during its final close flyby on February 3. "On Saturday, Feb. 3, our @NASASolarSystem Juno spacecraft made its final close flyby of Jupiter's moon Io. Scientific goals NASA aims to gain fresh insights into Io's volcanic processes and investigate the possibility of a global magma …

Nasa's Juno captures two volcanic plumes rising above Jupiter's moon Io
1 year, 1 month ago

Nasa's Juno captures two volcanic plumes rising above Jupiter's moon Io

India Today  

Nasa's Juno spacecraft has once again soared past Jupiter's moon Io, capturing unprecedented data that could unlock the secrets of its volcanic landscape. The mission's team is particularly intrigued by the observation of two volcanic plumes rising from Io's surface during the flyby. They hope to determine whether Io harbors a global magma ocean beneath its crust and to understand …

NASA's Juno spacecraft reveals Jupiter's volcanic moon Io
1 year, 3 months ago

NASA's Juno spacecraft reveals Jupiter's volcanic moon Io

Hindustan Times  

National Aeronautics and Space Administration's spacecraft Juno has captured detailed images of Jupiter's moon Io after it came closer to the planet's moon than any other mission has in the last two decades. Jupiter moon Last week, the space agency released the images taken by the spacecraft, which flew roughly 930 miles from the surface of Io. “By combining data …

Just in time for Halloween! NASA's Juno probe spots a ghoulish 'face' on Jupiter
1 year, 5 months ago

Just in time for Halloween! NASA's Juno probe spots a ghoulish 'face' on Jupiter

Daily Mail  

With Halloween fast approaching, NASA has joined in with the spooky shenanigans by releasing a new image of a ghoulish looking 'face' on Jupiter. Half of the image is in darkness on the planet's night side, which NASA said only adds to the creepiness because it makes the face seem as though it is peering out from behind a door.⁣ …

The most volcanic world in the solar system is about to be visited by a NASA spacecraft
2 years, 3 months ago

The most volcanic world in the solar system is about to be visited by a NASA spacecraft

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. “Juno sensors are designed to study Jupiter, but we’ve been thrilled at how well they can perform double duty by observing Jupiter’s moons.” The spacecraft recently captured a new image of Jupiter’s northernmost cyclone on September 29. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSSImage The Juno spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016 to uncover details more about …

Juno mission spies feature looking like a musical note on Europa’s icy surface
2 years, 5 months ago

Juno mission spies feature looking like a musical note on Europa’s icy surface

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — A NASA spacecraft recently flew by Jupiter’s moon Europa, and one of its cameras spied fascinating features on the icy crust of the ocean world. The Juno spacecraft, which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016, made its closest approach yet to Europa on September 29, flying within 219 miles of …

Jupiter Will Be The Closest To Earth On September 26, A Phenomenon That Happens Once In 70 Years
2 years, 6 months ago

Jupiter Will Be The Closest To Earth On September 26, A Phenomenon That Happens Once In 70 Years

News 18  

Jupiter is set to make its closest approach to Earth in the last 70 years and on September 26, stargazers can expect an excellent view when the giant planet reaches opposition. “Jupiter’s closest approach to Earth rarely coincides with opposition, which means this year’s views will be extraordinary," NASA said in a statement late on Friday. “With good binoculars, the …

Juno flyby reveals stunning new images of Jupiter, sounds of its moon Ganymede
3 years, 3 months ago

Juno flyby reveals stunning new images of Jupiter, sounds of its moon Ganymede

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Images of cyclones at Jupiter’s poles intrigued Lia Siegelman, a scientist working with the Juno team who typically studies Earth’s oceans. “These are especially evident in high-resolution satellite images of vortices in Earth’s oceans that are revealed by plankton blooms that act as tracers of the flow.” Oceanographers are using …

NASA's Juno to Make the Closest Flyby to Jupiter's largest Moon 'Ganymede' on June 7
3 years, 9 months ago

NASA's Juno to Make the Closest Flyby to Jupiter's largest Moon 'Ganymede' on June 7

News 18  

NASA’s Juno spacecraft will come within 645 miles of the surface of Jupiter’s largest moon, Ganymede on June 7, the US space agency said on Friday. Juno’s measurements of the radiation environment near the moon will also benefit future missions to the Jovian system — encompassing Jupiter, its rings and moons, NASA said. “Juno carries a suite of sensitive instruments …

NASA's Juno to make closest flyby to Jupiter's largest Moon on June 7
3 years, 9 months ago

NASA's Juno to make closest flyby to Jupiter's largest Moon on June 7

India TV News  

NASA's Juno spacecraft will come within 645 miles of the surface of Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede on June 7, the US space agency said on Friday. Juno's measurements of the radiation environment near the moon will also benefit future missions to the Jovian system -- encompassing Jupiter, its rings and moons, NASA said. "Juno carries a suite of sensitive instruments …

NASA's Juno mission to cross halfway to Jupiter next week
6 years, 3 months ago

NASA's Juno mission to cross halfway to Jupiter next week

India TV News  

NASA's Juno mission will next week mark the halfway point in data collection by completing the 16th science pass of Jupiter. "This will be the 16th science pass of the gas giant and will mark the solar-powered spacecraft's halfway point in data collection during its prime mission," it added. "With our 16th science flyby, we will have complete global coverage …

NASA's Juno spacecraft will orbit around Jupiter until July 2021
6 years, 9 months ago

NASA's Juno spacecraft will orbit around Jupiter until July 2021

Firstpost  

Scientists hope that the extension of the Juno spacecraft orbiting around Jupiter will enable the mission to achieve its primary science objectives. With NASA’s Juno spacecraft needing more time to gather the mission’s required data, the US space agency has decided to extend its science operations until July 2021, making way for the probe to spend three more years in …

Here are NASA’s newest photos of Jupiter and its Great Red Spot
7 years, 8 months ago

Here are NASA’s newest photos of Jupiter and its Great Red Spot

CNN  

Story highlights Mission Juno was just 5,600 miles away Scientists look to more research on Jupiter and its Great Red Spot CNN — NASA just released photos of Jupiter that are clearer and closer than ever before. From just 5,600 miles away, NASA’s Juno mission offers a new look at the planet’s famous Great Red Spot storm. Now, Juno and …

Nasa Juno spacecraft gets humanity's best glance yet at swirling red spot on Jupiter
7 years, 8 months ago

Nasa Juno spacecraft gets humanity's best glance yet at swirling red spot on Jupiter

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nasa's Juno spacecraft is sending back images from its trip to scrape by Jupiter and take pictures …

Juno Shatters Scientists' Jupiter Theories in Just 365 Days
7 years, 8 months ago

Juno Shatters Scientists' Jupiter Theories in Just 365 Days

Wired  

Last July 4th, NASA's Juno spacecraft slowed its record breaking pace just enough to get caught in the pull of Jupiter's gravity. So, in honor of Juno's first year orbiting the hitherto mysterious gas giant, here's a rundown of the mission's greatest scientific hits so far. Juno's engineers also had to protect the craft's delicate instrumentation—which does everything from snap …

Juno completes one year in Jupiter orbit: Here's what the NASA spacecraft found so far
7 years, 8 months ago

Juno completes one year in Jupiter orbit: Here's what the NASA spacecraft found so far

India Today  

Today marks one year since Juno locked into Jupiter's orbit and the 71 million miles around the giant planet has been a great ride so far with many more discoveries lined up. Reprocessed view by Bjorn Jonsson of the Great Red Spot taken by Voyager 1 in 1979 The cloud penetrating equipment of Juno, the NASA spacecraft monitoring Jupiter, will …

NASA’s Juno spacecraft to remain in extra-long orbit for the rest of its time at Jupiter
8 years, 1 month ago

NASA’s Juno spacecraft to remain in extra-long orbit for the rest of its time at Jupiter

LA Times  

The team behind NASA’s Juno spacecraft has made a key change to its operating plan. The decision, made in response to some technical difficulties with the plumbing for the spacecraft’s main engine, cuts down the number of science orbits Juno can make from about 32 to 12. “So that’s just a bit of luck.” As a bonus, the longer orbits …

Watch the end of Juno's five-year mission to the gas giant in a stunning time-lapse
8 years, 6 months ago

Watch the end of Juno's five-year mission to the gas giant in a stunning time-lapse

Daily Mail  

After five years drifing through space, the Juno spacecraft made history in July when it entered the orbit of the largest panet in our solar system. The video shows Juno arriving at the system, and being captured by Jupiter's powerful gravity. As the probe approaches the planet, the video shows some of Jupiter's 67 moons circling, but the planet hardly …

Nasa's Juno makes the closest every flyby of Jupiter
8 years, 7 months ago

Nasa's Juno makes the closest every flyby of Jupiter

Firstpost  

NASA’s Juno, the spacecraft on a Jupiter mission, has successfully completed its first of 36 orbital flybys, coming closer to the giant planet than any man-made object before it. The time of the closest approach was on Saturday at 1.44pm GMT, when Juno passed about 4,200 kilometres above Jupiter’s clouds, the US space agency said on its website. It will …

Juno probe: Nasa spacecraft makes record-breaking approach towards Jupiter
8 years, 7 months ago

Juno probe: Nasa spacecraft makes record-breaking approach towards Jupiter

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Juno, the spacecraft on a mission to Jupiter, orbited closer to …

Jupiter: NASA's Juno space probe makes closest approach yet to solar system's largest planet
8 years, 7 months ago

Jupiter: NASA's Juno space probe makes closest approach yet to solar system's largest planet

ABC  

NASA's Juno space probe has made its closest approach yet to Jupiter during the main phase of its planned mission to the gas giant, the US space agency's officials said. Travelling at 208,000 kilometres per hour, Juno swung within approximately 4,200 kilometres of the solar system's largest planet at 8:44pm last night, the closest any spacecraft has passed. Orbited by …

Juno probe set to make closest approach to Jupiter tomorrow; expect surprises, says NASA
8 years, 7 months ago

Juno probe set to make closest approach to Jupiter tomorrow; expect surprises, says NASA

India TV News  

NASA's Juno spacecraft will make its closest approach to Jupiter on Saturday. As per NASA, 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. "This is the first time we will be close to Jupiter since we entered orbit on July 4," said …

Juno sends back stunning first picture of Jupiter after entering orbit
8 years, 8 months ago

Juno sends back stunning first picture of Jupiter after entering orbit

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Though we’ve seen each of those things before – and even have better quality images – it’s …

Mission Juno: NASA’s JunoCam Sends First Images of Jupiter
8 years, 8 months ago

Mission Juno: NASA’s JunoCam Sends First Images of Jupiter

The Quint  

JunoCam – the camera aboard NASA’s Juno mission – has sent the first image of Jupiter, as well as the images of three of its four largest moons.The spacecraft entered orbit around the king of planets on 4 July. The colour image shows atmospheric features on Jupiter, including the famous Great Red Spot, and three of the massive planet’s four …

Nasa's Juno mission: Here is the first look of Jupiter and its moons
8 years, 8 months ago

Nasa's Juno mission: Here is the first look of Jupiter and its moons

Firstpost  

Nasa’s Juno spacecraft has sent the first-ever image of the gas giant Jupiter and three of its four moons to the Earth as it continues orbiting the planet. Washington: Nasa’s Juno spacecraft has sent the first-ever image of the gas giant Jupiter and three of its four moons to the Earth as it continues orbiting the planet. The colour image …

Solar-powered visitor begins orbiting Jupiter
8 years, 8 months ago

Solar-powered visitor begins orbiting Jupiter

China Daily  

Soaring over Jupiter's poles, a NASA spacecraft arrived at the solar system's largest planet on a mission to peek behind the cloud tops. The final leg of the five-year voyage ended on Monday when the solar-powered Juno spacecraft fired its main rocket engine and gracefully slipped into orbit around Jupiter. Scientists have promised close-up views of the planet when Juno …

Google Doodle celebrates NASA spacecraft Juno's successful arrival in Jupiter's orbit
8 years, 8 months ago

Google Doodle celebrates NASA spacecraft Juno's successful arrival in Jupiter's orbit

India TV News  

Washington: NASA's Juno probe successfully entered the orbit of our solar system's largest planetary inhabitant after after a five-year, 1.4 billion-mile voyage. This historic moment has been marked with a special Google Doodle that says “Juno reaches Jupiter”. "A NASA satellite built like a tank is settling into polar orbit around Jupiter, the mysterious gas giant two doors down from …

Hello Jupiter! NASA Spacecraft Juno Arrives at the Giant Planet
8 years, 8 months ago

Hello Jupiter! NASA Spacecraft Juno Arrives at the Giant Planet

The Quint  

Hours before the encounter, NASA released a series of images taken last week during the approach, showing Jupiter glowing yellow in the distance, circled by its four inner moons. The fifth rock from the sun and the heftiest planet in the solar system, Jupiter is what’s known as a gas giant — a ball of hydrogen and helium — unlike …

Google Doodle celebrates Nasa satellite, Juno's entry into Jupiter orbit
8 years, 8 months ago

Google Doodle celebrates Nasa satellite, Juno's entry into Jupiter orbit

Firstpost  

Nasa satellite Juno entered Jupiter’s orbit after covering a journey of about 500 million miles that started five years ago. The mission for the satellite is to capture new pictures and send readings recorded by the sensors to help scientists back on earth to understand the planetary structure, magnetic fields, and environment of Jupiter. The doodle shows the scientists celebrating …

NASA’s Juno spacecraft creates history, successfully enters Jupiter’s orbit
8 years, 8 months ago

NASA’s Juno spacecraft creates history, successfully enters Jupiter’s orbit

India TV News  

Pasadena : NASA celebrated a key triumph on Tuesday as its Rs 7,400 crore unnamed Juno spacecraft entered the orbit around Jupiter after a five-year voyage in order to explore the giant planet. Ground controllers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Lockheed Martin erupted in applause when the solar-powered Juno spacecraft beamed home news that it was circling Jupiter's …

Juno probe: Nasa spacecraft successfully enters Jupiter's orbit
8 years, 8 months ago

Juno probe: Nasa spacecraft successfully enters Jupiter's orbit

Firstpost  

Nasa celebrated a key triumph on Tuesday as its $1.1 billion Juno spacecraft successfully slipped into orbit around Jupiter on a mission to probe the origin of the solar system. Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California erupted in cheers as the solar observatory successfully entered its aimed-for orbit around the biggest planet in our cosmic neighborhood at 11:53 pm. …

Nasa successfully puts Juno into Jupiter Orbit
8 years, 8 months ago

Nasa successfully puts Juno into Jupiter Orbit

Firstpost  

In the ancient Roman religion, Jupiter was the God of the Sky and Juno was his wife who could peer through clouds. Nasa just got its Juno spacecraft around the biggest planet in the solar system with a thirty minute insertion maneuver. Juno is in an elliptical pole to pole orbit around Jupiter now, the first time that a spacecraft …

NASA’s Juno spacecraft enters Jupiter’s orbit
8 years, 8 months ago

NASA’s Juno spacecraft enters Jupiter’s orbit

Al Jazeera  

The $1.1bn mission launched five years ago aims to probe the origin of the solar system before it aborts in 2018. NASA’s Juno spacecraft has begun to orbit Jupiter to investigate the origin of the solar system, the US space agency has said. The $1.1bn mission launched five years ago successfully entered the orbit of Jupiter, the largest planet in …

NASA's Juno spacecraft poised for one-shot try to orbit Jupiter
8 years, 8 months ago

NASA's Juno spacecraft poised for one-shot try to orbit Jupiter

ABC  

A NASA spacecraft is poised for a one-shot attempt to slip into Jupiter's orbit for the start of a 20-month-long dance around the solar system's largest planet to learn how and where it formed. Key points: Juno must be precisely positioned and ignite its engine at exactly the right time to slip into orbit Learning about how Jupiter formed may …

By Jove: NASA Says Juno Craft Is Orbiting Jupiter
8 years, 8 months ago

By Jove: NASA Says Juno Craft Is Orbiting Jupiter

NPR  

By Jove: NASA Says Juno Craft Is Orbiting Jupiter Enlarge this image toggle caption NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Updated 1:40 a.m. ET with Juno orbit maneuver After a nearly five-year journey, NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft achieved orbit around Jupiter on Monday night. "It's a milestone for planetary science," NASA Director of Planetary Science Jim Green said at a news conference before the …

NASA’s dangerous Juno mission: Unravel Jupiter’s secrets and solve the mysteries of life
8 years, 9 months ago

NASA’s dangerous Juno mission: Unravel Jupiter’s secrets and solve the mysteries of life

LA Times  

Late at night, when the halls around her were empty, Heidi Becker positioned her subject in the crosshairs of an electron-shooting linear accelerator. This time, its lethal gaze would be aimed at an early version of the star tracker aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft, which is set to enter Jupiter’s orbit on July 4. Jupiter “is the scariest place,” said Becker, …

Juno probe beams back its first image of Earth as it uses the planet's gravity to slingshot its way to Jupiter
11 years, 5 months ago

Juno probe beams back its first image of Earth as it uses the planet's gravity to slingshot its way to Jupiter

Daily Mail  

Juno probe beams back its first image of Earth as it uses the planet's gravity to slingshot its way to Jupiter The probe sent the image despite unexpectedly going into ‘safe mode’ The Earth's gravity helped Juno speed up from 78,000 mph to 87,000 mph At its closest approach, it hurtled 350 miles above South Africa The probe is now …

Jupiter-bound Juno makes key manoeuvre – India TV
12 years, 7 months ago

Jupiter-bound Juno makes key manoeuvre – India TV

India TV News  

Pasadena, California, Aug 31: A Jupiter-bound spacecraft successfully fired its engine Thursday in the first of two crucial maneuvers intended to bring it toward Earth for a momentum-gathering fly-by. NASA officials said the Juno spacecraft, which is about 482 million km from earth, fired its main engine for just short of 30 minutes.Along with another engine firing set for next …

NASA Launches Juno Space Probe To Jupiter
13 years, 7 months ago

NASA Launches Juno Space Probe To Jupiter

India TV News  

Cape Canaveral, Florida, Aug 6: American space agency NASA on Friday morning launched its $ 1.1 billion space probe named Juno to Jupiter, the largest planet of the solar system. “As a solar-panelled mission, we have to keep those solar panels facing the Sun and we never go into Jupiter's shadow,” the mission's chief scientist Scott Bolton said. “Jupiter holds …

NASA's Juno probe sets sail for Jupiter
13 years, 7 months ago

NASA's Juno probe sets sail for Jupiter

ABC  

NASA has launched the billion-dollar solar-powered spacecraft Juno on a five-year journey to Jupiter in search of what makes up the solar system's biggest planet. "Ignition and liftoff on the Atlas V with Juno on a trek to Jupiter, a planetary piece of the puzzle on the beginning of our solar system," a NASA television commentator said. "Juno is set …

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