Skies of Jupiter

South pole, Jupiter: An image from NASA’s Juno spacecraft taken directly over Jupiter’s south pole from an altitude of about 62,800 miles. This enhanced colour version highlights the bright high clouds and numerous meandering oval storms. Photo: NASA/AFP/Getty Images.

Iūno

After an almost five-year journey to the solar system’s largest planet, NASA’s Juno spacecraft successfully entered Jupiter’s orbit during a 35-minute engine burn. Confirmation that the burn had completed was received on Earth at 8,53 P.M. PDT (11,53 P.M. EDT) Monday, July 4. [Read more].

• NASA’s Juno Spacecraft in Orbit Around Mighty Jupiter, Release 16-071, NASA.gov, July 5, 2016


This artist’s rendering shows NASA’s Juno spacecraft above the north pole of Jupiter. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.