Fiery Flyby: Juno’s Close Encounter With Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon, Io
The spinning, solar-powered spacecraft will take another look at the fiery Jovian moon on July 30. When NASA’s Juno mission flies by Jupiter’s fiery moon…
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NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Encounters Giant Swirling Waves at the Edge of Jupiter’s Magnetosphere
Waves produced by Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities transfer energy in the solar system. A team led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at…
Stunning Image of Jupiter’s Atmosphere Captured by NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Reveals High-Altitude Hazes
On March 1, 2023, NASA’s Juno mission completed its 49th close flyby of Jupiter. As the spacecraft flew low over the giant planet’s cloud tops,…
In a Flash: NASA’s Juno Mission Captures Lightning on Jupiter
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured a lightning bolt at Jupiter’s north pole, likely originating from ammonia-water solution clouds, unlike Earth’s water cloud-based lightning. In this view…
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Makes Closest-Ever Flyby of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io
The gas giant orbiter has flown over 510 million miles and also documented close encounters with three of Jupiter’s four largest moons. NASA’s Juno spacecraft…
Crazy Mystery of Jupiter’s Stunning Color Changes Finally Solved?
Researchers have used NASA’s Juno mission data to suggest that Jupiter’s changing stripes could be caused by torsional oscillations in the planet’s magnetic field. These…
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Exploring Jupiter’s Inner Moons During Extended Mission
After revealing a trove of details about the Jovian moons Ganymede and Europa, the mission to Jupiter is setting its sights on sister moon Io….
Stunning NASA Image Shows Ganymede Casting a Massive Shadow Across Jupiter
NASA’s Juno spacecraft saw Ganymede cast a large, dark spot on Jupiter during its 40th close pass by the planet on February 25, 2022. JunoCam captured…
Enhance! Citizen Scientists’ Awe-Inspiring New Europa Images From NASA’s Juno
Science enthusiasts have processed the new JunoCam images of Jupiter’s icy moon, with results that are out of this world. Citizen scientists have furnished unique…
NASA’s Juno Gets Highest-Resolution View of Puzzling Region of Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa
Observations from the Juno spacecraft’s pass of the moon provided the first close-up in over two decades of this ocean world, resulting in remarkable imagery…
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Captures Closest View of Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa in 22 Years
Observations from the Juno spacecraft’s close pass of the icy moon provided the first close-up in over two decades of this ocean world, resulting in…
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Will Perform Close Flyby of Jupiter’s Icy Moon Europa
As the Juno spacecraft makes a close approach of the moon Europa, it is expected to provide valuable science – and remarkable imagery – for…
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Spies Powerful Vortices Near Jupiter’s North Pole
NASA’s Juno spacecraft recently captured this striking view of vortices — hurricane-like spiral wind patterns — near Jupiter’s north pole. It happened as NASA’s Juno…
Jupiter’s Complex Colors Revealed in Stunning Images From NASA’s Juno Spacecraft
NASA’s Juno spacecraft observed the complex colors and structure of Jupiter’s clouds on July 5, 2022, as it completed its 43rd close flyby of the…
Become a Jovian Vortex Hunter: Help NASA by Spotting Vortices on the Planet Jupiter
Jovian Vortex Hunter, a new NASA citizen science project, seeks your help spotting vortices – spiral wind patterns – and other phenomena in photos of…
A Rose by Any Other Name: Jupiter’s Spectacular Great Red Spot
Jupiter’s already vibrant colors become even more spectacular in this striking artistic interpretation of an image from NASA’s Juno mission that shows the planet’s famous…
Ganymede Casts a Massive Shadow Across Jupiter in Spectacular New Image From NASA’s Juno Spacecraft
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this magnificent view of Jupiter during the mission’s 40th close pass by the giant planet on February 25, 2022. The large,…
NASA’s NuSTAR Spots Highest-Energy Light Ever Detected From Jupiter – And Solves a Decades-Old Mystery
The planet’s auroras are known to produce low-energy X-ray light. A new study finally reveals higher-frequency X-rays and explains why they eluded another mission 30…
