The latest from Juno as Jupiter appears bright in the night sky
Now is a great time to see Jupiter in the night sky, as the planet reaches opposition on Wednesday, May 9.
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Image: Jupiter's Great Red Spot, spotted
This image of Jupiter's iconic Great Red Spot and surrounding turbulent zones was captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft.
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Apr 25, 2018
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NASA's Juno mission provides infrared tour of Jupiter's north pole
Scientists working on NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter shared a 3-D infrared movie depicting densely packed cyclones and anticyclones that permeate the planet's polar regions, and the first detailed view of a dynamo, or engine, ...
Space Exploration
Apr 12, 2018
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Image: Rose-colored Jupiter
This image captures a close-up view of a storm with bright cloud tops in the northern hemisphere of Jupiter.
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Mar 19, 2018
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Scientists spot pentagon pattern of cyclones —and unlock secrets of the planet's interior
We all recognise Jupiter by its banded pattern of counter-rotating zones and belts – this can be seen even with small garden telescopes. These stunning structures are powered by fast jet streams that are visible in the ...
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Mar 8, 2018
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Jupiter's swirling cloud formations
See swirling cloud formations in the northern area of Jupiter's north temperate belt in this new view taken by NASA's Juno spacecraft.
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Feb 19, 2018
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Image: Jupiter's swirling south pole
This image of Jupiter's swirling south polar region was captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft as it neared completion of its tenth close flyby of the gas giant planet.
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Jan 29, 2018
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Image: Jupiter's colorful cloud belts
Colorful swirling cloud belts dominate Jupiter's southern hemisphere in this image captured by NASA's Juno spacecraft.
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Jan 15, 2018
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Image: High above Jupiter's clouds
NASA's Juno spacecraft was a little more than one Earth diameter from Jupiter when it captured this mind-bending, color-enhanced view of the planet's tumultuous atmosphere.
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Jan 10, 2018
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NASA reveals finalists for next New Frontiers robotic mission: Saturn's moon Titan or Rosetta spacecraft's comet
The field for NASA's next New Frontiers mission is narrowing. Officials announced the two finalists for a new robotic explorer mission—one that would send a spacecraft to bring samples of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko ...
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Dec 21, 2017
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