How Juno Met Jupiter

Our finest glimpse of the largest planet in our solar system.

By Bill Andrews
Dec 15, 2016 6:00 AMNov 12, 2019 4:14 AM
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In late August, Juno’s stunning images of stormy Jupiter rewarded astronomers for their patience after more than a decade without a dedicated spacecraft at the planet. NASA scientists now plan to use Juno to skim closer than ever to Jupiter’s atmosphere. | NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS

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