The 4-ton Juno launched on Aug. 5, 2011, and is equipped with three 30-foot-long solar arrays, with 18,696 solar cells, which powered it during the trip to Jupiter and will continue to provide ...

The NASA spacecraft tasked with uncovering the secrets of Jupiter, king of the planets, is running out of time. The Juno probe has already survived far longer than anticipated—its path around ...

In Roman mythology, Jupiter would use clouds to hide his mischief, but his wife, Juno, would peer through his screen from atop Mount Olympus. Lego Juno holds a magnifying glass, while Jupiter ...

Kurth added that the emissions are, "the strongest in the solar system." Juno launched on Aug. 5, 2011 and arrived at Jupiter on July 4, 2016. The recent flyby is one of over 30 planned excursions.

A new and exciting spacecraft has been orbiting Jupiter since July 2016: JUNO. JUNO, built by Lockheed Martin, was launched towards Jupiter on Aug. 5, 2011 on a non-direct path to the planet.

From Mount Olympus, Juno was able to peer through the clouds and reveal Jupiter's true nature. Juno holds a magnifying glass to signify her search for the truth, while her husband holds a ...

Juno will venture much closer to Jupiter than any of the eight spacecraft that have visited since the 1970s, most of them just passing by. It's by far the most focused and elaborate Jupiter mission.

"Juno first entered safe mode at 5:17 a.m. EDT, about an hour before its 71st close passage of Jupiter — called perijove," NASA said in a statement. "It went into safe mode again 45 minutes ...

Juno snapped a shot of the gas giant’s northern side in an August 27 flyby, from a distance of 195,000 kilometers. The prominent bands that ring Jupiter’s middle fade at the poles, replaced ...