The NASA spacecraft tasked with uncovering the secrets of Jupiter, king of the planets, is running out of time. The Juno ...

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 ...

Juno gets 10 times closer to Jupiter’s north pole than any other spacecraft in history. Images from its first close pass show the tumultuous region is dotted with oval-shaped cyclones, which ...

Jupiter’s north pole can be seen from 437,000 miles away, as Juno approached for its first flyby on August 27. NASA ...

As Juno investigates, telescopes around the world and in space will be keeping an eye on Jupiter as well. When the probe buzzes the clouds, it can see only a sliver of the planet at one time.