Juno is closing in on Jupiter
The spacecraft will peer beneath the gas giant’s clouds and fly in close to its monstrous auroras
JUPITER, MEET JUNO After 5 years of travel, Juno has reached Jupiter and will soon begin its up close investigations of the giant planet.
NASA/JPL-Caltech
Ancient stargazers chose well when they named the solar system’s largest planet, Jupiter, after the king of the Roman gods.