LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- NASA's Juno spacecraft has captured swirling clouds in the region of Jupiter's northern hemisphere known as "Jet N4," according to a latest release of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Jupiter spins once every 10 hours, and this fast rotation crea...
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- NASA's Juno spacecraft has caught a striking view of Jupiter's southern hemisphere as it performed its 23rd close flyby of the giant planet on Nov. 3 this year, said a release of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The image was taken as the ...
In the coming days, Juno will turn its instruments back on, but the real work won't begin until late August when the spacecraft swings in closer. Plans called for Juno to swoop within 3,000 miles (5,000 kilometers) of Jupiter's clouds — closer than previous missions — to map the ...
NASA’sJuno spacecraft, making its first scientific run over Jupiter’s poles Aug. 27, captured remarkable images of Jupiter’s atmosphere, showing that the equatorial bands and zones familiar to even amateur astronomers completely disappear at high latitudes. Instead, the JunoCam instrument on the...
“Since launch, Juno has operated exceptionally well, and the flawless orbit insertion is a testament to everyone working on Juno and their focus on getting this amazing spacecraft to its destination. NASA now has a science laboratory orbiting Jupiter.” ...
NASA'sJunospacecrafthascapturedabreathtakingimageofaragingtempestonJupiter. 美国国家航空航天局的“朱诺”号飞船,于近日捕捉到了一张令人惊叹的木星上凶猛风暴的照片。 Variationsinthedarknessofthecloudsrevealwhat'sthoughttobethedepthofthestorm,withdarkercloudssittingdeeperintheatmosphere. ...
NASA celebrated a key triumph on Tuesday as its $1.1 billion Juno spacecraft successfully slipped into orbit around Jupiter on a mission to probe the origin of the solar system. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California erupted in cheers as the solar observatory entered its aimed...
Just in time for Halloween, NASA announced results from the space agency's Juno mission that suggest "sprites" or "elves" could be frolicking in Jupiter's upper atmosphere.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft this week beamed back an exquisite image (above) of Ganymede, the largest moon in our solar system. The image of one of Jupiter’s many moons was captured on June 7 during the closest flyby of Ganymede since Galileo passed by in 2000. ...
NASA's Juno spacecraft will make its fourth flyby over Jupiter's mysterious cloud tops on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 4:57 a.m. PST (7:57 a.m. EST, 12:57 UTC). At the time of closest approach (called perijove), Juno will be about 2,670 miles (4,300 kilometers) above the planet...