NASA’s Juno spacecraft entered safe mode twice during a recent close pass of Jupiter, temporarily halting science operations.

The spacecraft was making its 71st close approach to Jupiter when it unexpectedly entered into a precautionary status.

For instance, the Hubble Space Telescope entered safe mode relatively recently as scientists worked on remedying some ...

Juno is scheduled for an upcoming flyby of Jupiter on May 7, during which it is set to carry out a close approach of the ...

Bolton is the lead designer and principal investigator for NASA’s Juno spacecraft, currently looping around Jupiter after traveling nearly two billion miles. The mission’s goal is to ...

Juno is one of NASA’s most daring missions, flying closer to Jupiter than any spacecraft before it. With every orbit, Juno uncovers more about the gas giant’s atmosphere, auroras, and storm ...

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NASA, which regularly shows off some of Juno’s best work, took the time to highlight a particularly cool-looking photo of Jupiter ... year mission. However, as with many of NASA’s spacecraft ...

There's some good news and just-okay news about NASA's mighty little spacecraft Juno, which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016. The good news is that, on Wednesday (April 9), the agency ...

Data received from NASA's Juno mission indicates the solar-powered spacecraft went into safe mode twice on April 4 while the spacecraft was flying by Jupiter. Safe mode is a precautionary status ...