An aging spacecraft more than a decade into its mission may soon undertake one of the most ambitious maneuvers in modern space exploration. According to a detailed study published on arXiv, a team of ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft made a close flyby of Jupiter moon lo. See an animation of the images the probe captured created by Koji Kuramura and Gerald Eichstädt. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS | ...

For nearly a decade, a large probe has braved the harsh Jovian environment to bring us mesmerizing, close-up views of Jupiter and its moons. But sometimes, the gas giant gets the best of it. The Juno ...

Juno, one of NASA’s most ambitious projects, was launched a little over five years ago on August 5, 2011. Using the Earth’s gravity to ‘slingshot’ itself toward Jupiter, Juno made it into the orbit of ...

Data received from NASA's Juno mission indicates the solar-powered spacecraft went into safe mode twice on April 4 while the spacecraft was flying by Jupiter. Safe mode is a precautionary status that ...

Engineers at Lockheed Martin and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory are downloading data from NASA’s Juno probe after the $1.1 billion spacecraft put itself into safe mode during a close Earth flyby ...

Jupiter as seen by NASA's Juno spacecraft on Sept. 20, 2024 during its 65th perijove, and processed by Jackie Branc. NASA’s Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter has returned another spectacular set of ...

New data from the agency's Jovian orbiter sheds light on the fierce winds and cyclones of the gas giant's northern reaches and volcanic action on its fiery moon. NASA's Juno mission has gathered new ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

It's the tankiest of spacecraft, but even with its crazy titanium radiation vault, Juno won't survive its mission to Jupiter. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...

NASA's Juno spacecraft has resumed normal operations after entering safe mode twice during its 71st close approach to Jupiter on April 4. Safe mode is a precautionary status that a spacecraft enters ...