Tag: Juno mission
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Jupiter snapshots show lots of spots
A photo of Jupiter’s south polar region, captured by the JunoCam imager on NASA’s Juno orbiter on Feb. 2, reveals an arc of white oval storms. (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Roman Tkachenko © CC BY) We all know Jupiter has a Great Red Spot, but the latest pictures from NASA’s Juno…
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Jumping Jupiter! What a view from Juno!
The JunoCam imager on NASA’s Juno probe snapped this shot of Jupiter’s northern latitudes on Dec. 11, 2016, as the orbiter performed a close flyby. The spacecraft was 10,300 miles above Jupiter’s cloud tops. (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS Photo / Gerald Eichstaedt / John Rogers) If you need an interplanetary pick-me-up, this picture of…
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NASA’s Juno orbiter reboots itself – and misses out on a Jupiter photo op
An artist’s conception shows the Juno orbiter during a close flyby of Jupiter. (Credit: NASA) NASA says its Juno orbiter experienced a reboot of its onboard computer late Tuesday, just as it was getting ready to collect data during a close flyby of Jupiter. As a result, Juno’s instruments were off during the flyby, and…
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NASA’s Juno orbiter makes its closest encounter with Jupiter: Check out the view!
Jupiter’s north polar region is coming into view as NASA’s Juno spacecraft approaches the planet. This view was captured on Aug. 27 from a distance of 437,000 miles (Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Ted Stryk). NASA’s Juno spacecraft made its closest scheduled swing over the cloud tops of the giant planet…
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NASA shows off Juno spacecraft’s first view of Jupiter and its moons from orbit
This view from JunoCam shows Jupiter at far left, with the moons Io, Europa and Ganymede in orbit from left to right. Click on the image for a larger version. (Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS) It’s not the closest close-up of Jupiter, but it’s the first view provided by NASA’s Juno probe…
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NASA’s Juno probe goes into orbit at Jupiter after nail-biting maneuver
Jupiter and its volcanic moon Io show up in the last image taken by the JunoCam instrument on NASA’s Juno spacecraft before all the instruments were powered down in preparation for orbital insertion. The June 29 picture was taken from a distance of 3.3 million miles from Jupiter. (Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI /…
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NASA’s Juno probe goes into orbit at Jupiter after nail-biting maneuver
Jupiter and its volcanic moon Io show up in the last image taken by the JunoCam instrument on NASA’s Juno spacecraft before all the instruments were powered down in preparation for orbital insertion. The June 29 picture was taken from a distance of 3.3 million miles from Jupiter. (Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI /…
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Juno meets Jupiter: NASA’s giant mission to the giant planet hits its climax on video
An artist’s conception shows NASA’s Juno spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter. (Credit: NASA / SwRI) Everything about NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter is big: the destination (giant planet, duh!), the cost ($1.1 billion), the travel time (five years to cruise 1.8 million miles), even the solar panels (totaling 635 square feet in area, about the size…